Education, skills and international cooperation: Comparative and historical perspectives
Published in International Review of Education
Inclusive education in African contexts: A critical reader
Published in International Review of Education
Lifelong learning and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): Probing the implications and the effects
Published in International Review of Education
Examining the application of the lifelong learning principle to the literacy target in the fourth Sustainable Developmen...
Published in International Review of Education
Among the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the fourth one is about ensuring “inclusive and equitable quality education” and promoting “lifelong learning opportunities for all”. This goal (SDG 4) is subdivided into 10 targets, the sixth of which concerns youth and adult literacy and numeracy. This article examines the current ...
Understanding Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on “quality education” from micro, meso and macro perspectives
Published in International Review of Education
This article discusses the current focus of education policies around the world on working with benchmarks, indicators and targets. Its aim is to increase knowledge of potential strategies to meet the fourth United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4), which strives for quality education. The SDGs form part of the United Nations (UN) “2030 ...
Assessing the status of lifelong learning: Issues with composite indexes and surveys on participation
Published in International Review of Education
A quick review of national policy documents reveals how lifelong learning has evolved as the key principle for a comprehensive education and learning strategy from cradle to grave. This raises major challenges for how to assess and report the state of lifelong learning in UNESCO Member States. It is in this context that this article critically eval...
Indigenous knowledges as vital contributions to sustainability
Published in International Review of Education
Transforming Indigenous research: Collaborative responses to historical research tensions
Published in International Review of Education
Ongoing colonial power has long been ascribed to government bureaucracy and institutions of higher learning. By consequence, Indigenous communities today are still experiencing challenges regarding the function, foundation and fabric of research that impacts Indigenous peoples, including in the arena of social work education. Writing as an Indigeno...
Indigenous knowledge practices for sustainable lifelong education in pastoralist communities of Kenya
Published in International Review of Education
Despite setting high hopes on education, very few pastoral nomad children in Kenya transition from primary education to secondary education. This article argues that the national Kenyan compulsory formal curriculum fails to accommodate the needs of pastoralist communities. Literacy rates are particularly low among the Turkana people, pastoralist no...
Adult education and the fostering of asylum seekers as “full” citizens
Published in International Review of Education
The role of adult education in the shaping and fostering of democratic citizens is prevalent in current transnational and national policy discussions; a significance which has been further infused by the past few years’ historically high migration flows. This article focuses specifically on the role of adult education in shaping asylum seekers into...
