Peter Jarvis is a founding editor of The International Journal of Lifelong Education. A prolific writer and editor, he has written and edited over 40 books on the subject. He is a frequent lecturer in universities in different parts of the world.

• 1. Inquiry into the Future of Lifelong Learning Peter Jarvis 2. The perils of confusing lifelong learning with lifelong education Stephen Billett 3. Demography, social structure and learning through life Ruud van der Veen 4. ‘The planet will not survive if it’s not a learning planet’: sustainable development within learning through life Shirley Walters 5. Migration and communities: challenges and opportunities for lifelong learning Shibao Guo 6. Citizenship and belonging as a moral imperative for lifelong learning Richard G. Bagnall 7. Well-being and happiness: critical, practical and philosophical considerations for policies and practices in lifelong learning Patricia A. Gouthro 8. Response to Learning through Life: thematic area of poverty reduction Julia Preece 9. Issues of citizenship: coming-into-presence and preserving the Difference Danny Wildemeersch and Joke Vandenabeele 10. Learning through life: a response to the special issue 29(4) Tom Schuller