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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive collection discusses topical issues that are essential to both scholarship and policy making in the realm of lifelong learning policies and how far they succeed in supporting young people across their life courses, rather than one-sidedly fostering human capital for the economy.
Trade Review“A good reference point for future work on policy document formulation and transition to implementation. A great contribution to international policy studies and comparative education.” Peter Mayo, University of Malta
Table of ContentsIntroduction: Between knowledge and economy: Lifelong learning policies for young adults in Europe - Xavier Rambla, Siyka Kovacheva and Marcelo Parreira do Amaral PART I: Lifelong learning between knowledge and economy Lifelong learning policies for young adults in Europe: a conceptual and methodological discussion - Marcelo Parreira do Amaral Coordinated policy-making in lifelong learning: functional regions as dynamic units - Marcelo Parreira do Amaral, Kevin Lowden, Valeria Pandolfini and Nikolas Schöneck A social investment perspective on lifelong learning: the role of institutional complementarities in the development of human capital and social participation - Yuri Kazepov, Ruggero Cefalo and Mirjam Pot PART II: Lifelong learning supporting young adults Young adults as a target group of lifelong learning policies - Xavier Rambla, Dejana Bouillet and Borislava Petkova The effectiveness of lifelong learning policies on youth employment: do regional labour markets matter? - Queralt Capsada-Munsech and Oscar Valiente Governing the normalisation of young adults through lifelong learning policies - Risto Rinne, Heikki Silvennoinen, Tero Järvinen and Jenni Tikkanen Tackling vulnerability through lifelong learning policies? - Thomas Verlage, Valentina Milenkova and Ana Bela Ribeiro Are lifelong learning policies working for youth? Young people’s voices - Siyka Kovacheva, Judith Jacovkis, Sonia Startari and Anna Siri PART III: Young adults’ experiences of lifelong learning in the European Union Assessing young adults’ living conditions across Europe using harmonised quantitative indicators: opportunities and risks for policy makers - Rosario Scandurra, Kristinn Hermannsson and Ruggero Cefalo The changing meanings of lifelong learning policies: consequences for young adults and their life courses - Tiago Neves, Natália Alves, Anna Cossetta and Vlatka Domović Telling the story: exploring lifelong learning policies for young adults through a narrative approach - Mauro Palumbo, Sebastiano Benasso and Marcelo Parreira do Amaral Conclusion: Navigating lifelong learning policies in Europe: impacting and supporting young adults’ life courses - Siyka Kovacheva, Xavier Rambla and Marcelo Parreira do Amaral
