The Many Faces of Lifelong Learning: Recent Education Policy Trends in Europe
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This article examines the rise of the discourse on lifelong learning across Europe and the variety of national policy trends which its rhetoric occludes. The ubiquitous presence of this meta-discourse in education and training policy-in-theory is seen as a singular event which can be ascribed to the impact of the variety of global forces on the education arena. It serves specific political functions in addition to signalling real changes in education and training systems. The duality of convergent rhetoric and divergent policyinpractise is seen as a challenge to education policy analysis which requires multi-layered interpretation.
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