This unique text provides a valuable route map to the development of thinking in adult education and lifelong learning. It includes more than twenty-five seminal articles from the first two decades of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, written by leading authors in the field from the UK, the USA, Australia and Europe.

Compiled to show the development of the field, the articles are divided into four sections:

From Ault Education...
...to Lifelong Education
...and Lifelong Learning
...to the Learning Society and Beyond.

The specially written Introduction by the editor contextualises the selection and introduces readers to the main issues and current thinking in the field. This is the only text of its kind to demonstrate practice and policy internationally over this period, and as the collection of articles are now available in one easy-access place, this is an excellent resource for students and scholars.

Peter Jarvis is Professor of Education at the University of Surrey. He is Editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, published by Taylor & Francis. He is author of many books in the field of adult education and lifelong learning, many of which are published by Routledge.

Part 1 From Adult Education...; Chapter 1 Deontological liberalism, Kenneth Lawson; Chapter 2 To a middle ground, Arthur L. Wilson; Chapter 3 Thematization of power, the search for common interests, and self-reflection, Mechthild Hart; Chapter 4 Adult literacy and the mode of production, Frank Youngman; Chapter 5 Against modernity, Tom Steele, Richard Taylor; Chapter 6 Gender and the curriculum of adult education, Sue Blundell; Part 2 ... to lifelong education; Chapter 7 Basil Yeaxlee and lifelong education, Angela Cross-Durrant; Chapter 8 Lifelong education and adult education, Kenneth Wain; Chapter 9 Globalization and lifelong education, Akpovire Oduaran; Chapter 10 Education and work, Ettore Gelpi; Chapter 11 Professional practice, learning, and continuing education, Ronald M. Cervero; Chapter 12 Beyond legitimacy; Chapter 13 Athene in academe, Joyce Stalker; Chapter 14 Education for sale - at what cost?, Patricia A. Gouthro; Part 3 ... and lifelong learning; Chapter 15 The concept of experiential learning and John Dewey's theory of reflective thought and action, Rejio Miettinen; Chapter 16 Adult education, Bonnie Burstow; Chapter 17 Making judgments as the basis for workplace learning, David Beckett, Paul Hager; Chapter 18 Being and becoming, Ronald Barnett; Chapter 19 The adulthood of buddhahood, Sonia Macpherson; Part 4 ... to the learning society and beyond; Chapter 20 The learning society, Hendrik Van Der Zee; Chapter 21 Social capital, human capital and the learning society, Tom Schuller, John Field; Chapter 22 lifelong learning and welfare reform, Colin Griffin; Chapter 23 The concept and problem of public enlightenment, Bo Jacobsen; Chapter 24 Adult learning for citizenship, Rennte Johnston; Chapter 25 Beyond lifelong learning, Ian Baptiste;