The "Second Chance" Myth: Equality of Opportunity in Irish Adult Education Policies

Autor/in	Grummell, Bernie
Titel	The "Second Chance" Myth: Equality of Opportunity in Irish Adult Education Policies
Quelle	In: British Journal of Educational Studies, 55 (2007) 2, S.182-201 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0007-1005
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-8527.2007.00374.x
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adults; Educational Policy; Role of Education; Educational Objectives; Educational Environment; Educational Philosophy; Equal Education; Political Issues; Access to Education; Lifelong Learning; Educational Opportunities; Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungsauftrag; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Politischer Faktor; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Irland
Abstract	This article explores the "second chance" myth that surrounds the role of adult education in society. This myth apparently offers all citizens an equal chance to access educational opportunities to improve their life chances. I argue that recent developments in educational policy-making are increasingly shaped by neoliberal discourses that adapt adult education principles, such as lifelong learning and emancipation, for its own economic and political logic. This has important implications for adult education, especially equality of opportunity and social inclusion. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10