Overview
- Introduces a unique set of chapters describing and problematising the state-of-art in the field
- Presents a detailed picture of a rarely “objectified” and ever-changing research field
- Brings together leading researchers’ meta-reflections on the emergence and current composition of the field
Part of the book series: Lifelong Learning Book Series (LLLB, volume 24)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Introducing and Historicizing the Field
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Invisible Colleges and International Recognition
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Research Approaches and Research Objects
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Debating International Comparative Adult Education Research
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Looking Ahead
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About this book
This book discusses the current state of the art in research on the education and learning of adults, and how such research has been transformed through contemporary policy and research practices. Gathering contributions from leading experts in the field, the book draws on previous research, as well as new findings in order to provide a map of this research field and its contemporary history.
The chapters address a number of questions, including: What constitutes this research field? What theories and methodologies dominate within the field? What “invisible colleges” are active in shaping this academic field, in marking out its contours and in transforming its contemporary battle zones? Who is publishing in the field and who is deemed worth citing? What is the relationship between the shift in state policy on adult education and the research that is conducted on the education and learning of adults? How has the research field changed over time in various western countries? What do these meta-reflections of the field tell us about possible future research endeavours?
Rather than speaking from within the field, this is a book about the research field. The diversity of the chapters provide a fascinating resource for anyone interested in research on the education and learning of adults.
Reviews
“I recommend this book for graduate students and faculty, respectively developing as researchers and seeking to expand scholarly thought and research. The editors express their hope that the book will inspire empirical investigations and debate about the field, and upon reading, I find myself inspired and believe you will be inspired, too.” (Catherine A. Cherrstrom, Adult Education Quarterly, April 24, 2020)
“This is a worthwhile, informative read.” (Camilla Fitzsimons, Studies in the Education of Adults, Vol. 47 (2), 2019)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mapping out the Research Field of Adult Education and Learning
Editors: Andreas Fejes, Erik Nylander
Series Title: Lifelong Learning Book Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10946-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10945-5Published: 03 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10946-2Published: 22 May 2019
Series ISSN: 1871-322X
Series E-ISSN: 2730-5325
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 234
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
Topics: Lifelong Learning/Adult Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Sociology of Education, Learning & Instruction