Adult Education in Neoliberal Times

Marion Bowl is Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Birmingham, UK. She has over 30 years’ experience developing, managing and researching adult and community education practice and policy in the UK, West Africa and New Zealand.

• PART I. Historical and Political Contexts for Adult Education.- Chapter 1. From Adult Education to Lifelong Learning: A Changing Global Landscape.- Chapter 2. England and New Zealand: Two National Contexts for Adult Education.- Chapter 3. Professionalism, Professionalisation and Continuing Professional Development in the Adult Education Arena. PART II. Adult Educators' Working Lives Researched.- Chapter 4. Researching Perspectives on Adult Education Policy and Practice.- Chapter 5. A ‘Non-Career’: Occupational Identities and Career Trajectories.- Adult Educator Philosophies and Values.- Chapter 7. Confronting the Dilemmas: Accommodation and Resistance.- Chapter 8. The Bigger Picture: Strategy and Advocacy.- Chapter 9. Lessons for Neoliberal Times.

“Adult Education in Neoliberal Times is a useful analysis of some adult educators’ voices. It would be particularly helpful for policymakers, scholars, and practitioners. It might be a worthy challenging read for students studying AE.” (Khalaf Mohamed, Adult Education Quarterly, March, 2019)