Dancing Between Neoliberal and Nordic: Lifelong Learning in South Korea

The paper argues that the South Korean model is neither Nordic nor Neoliberal as many have claimed. The South Korean model may serve as a model for other Asian countries

Darkness Visible: A Consideration of Alternative Directions and Outcomes of Transformative Learning Theory, Teaching and Practice

Transformative learning theory has enjoyed a thirty-plus year history as a dominant adult learning theory. It has been the subject of innumerable articles and books as well as meriting its own journal, conference and graduate degrees. Yet, the fertile nature of this theory to produce such a wide swath of scholarship is deceiving and, indeed, surprisingly limited in its reach. The major goal of this symposium is to challenge current discourse of transformative learning theory, teaching and practice which seems almost wholly tethered to scholarship on outcomes that result in individual healing or attainment of more enlightened states; or collective actions with goals firmly embedded in the promulgation of social justice

The Limits of Dewey’s Philosophy: Cultural Historical Activity Theory and Experience

This paper argues that activity theory, specifically cultural historical activity theory (CHAT), has explored the concepts of mediation, tools, signs, and appropriation as a means to overcome the inherent dualism in Dewey’s theory of experience and learning

Learning of National Identity in Areas of Conflict: The Case of Greek-Cypriot Young Adults in Cyprus

Cyprus is a divided country as a result of nationalist conflict. Greek-Cypriots and Turkish-Cypriots have lived apart since 1974. This phenomenological study aims to describe how Greek-Cypriot young adults (born after 1974) make sense of their national identity and how their experiences have influenced the learning and construction of their national identit

Translating the Word, Translating the World: A Closer Look into Translation in Adult Education Research

This paper outlines a proposed approach to the issue of translation in the instrument adaptation process in adult education field, and describes a design ensuring effective use of translators to achieve a translation that is appropriate and adequate for a given task

Job Training and the Skills Debate: A Road to Nowhere?

Training programs have been largely unsuccessful in providing jobs for the unemployed or those employed in low-level jobs. Yet public support for these programs has remained high. This seeming contradiction is explored by reviewing evidence suggesting that what has been created are not policies to train people for jobs, but a thriving ―training industry‖ that only marginally assists individuals in finding employment or in developing skills that allow for career advancement

Building Communities into Lifelong Learning Cities: The Case of the Republic of Korea

The purpose of this paper was to explore the implications and strategies for building Lifelong Learning Cities in Korea by 1) examining the rationale behind the movement; 2) reviewing the results and accomplishments; and 3) drawing lessons for constructing Lifelong Learning Cities in other parts of the globe

From the Margins to the Mainstream and Back Again: A Comparison of Lifelong Learning in South Korea and the United States

This paper compares the development of lifelong learning in South Korea and the United States. The paper examines how and why lifelong learning has achieved mainstream status in Korea while remaining on the margins in the US

Lifelong Learning in a Global Context: Towards a Reconceptualization of Adult Education

The paper argues that a reconceptualization of adult education around lifelong learning and globalization requires a rethinking of curricular and research issues. The paper highlights curricular issues involved in creating in such a reconceptualization. It does this by juxtapositioning the objectives and goals of this “new focus with the CPAE’s Standards for Graduate Programs. Objectives and goals are suggested that revolve around integrated notions of learning that account for the impact of globalization on learning as inseparable from political and social processes

The Limits of HRD: Retrieving the Meaning of Workplace Learning

The purpose of this paper is to critically review the perspectives of HRD and its relationship to workplace learning by clarifying existing conceptual ambiguity and suggesting alternative approaches that incorporate various perspectives on work, workplace, and workplace learnin