Individualising Processes in Adult Education Research: A Literature Review

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  • Author(s): Papadopoulos, Dimitrios (ORCID Papadopoulos, Dimitrios (ORCID 0000-0001-9784-1233)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    International Journal of Lifelong Education. 2023 42(1):8-21.
  • Publication Date:
    2023
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Information Analyses
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      14
    • Education Level:
      Adult Education
    • Subject Terms:
      Adult Education; Educational Research; Individualized Programs; Educational Policy; Research Methodology; Foreign Countries; Research Needs; Individualized Education Programs; Freedom; Responsibility; Risk; Student Diversity; Social Isolation; Needs; Barriers; Research Reports; Educational Practices; Program Implementation
    • Subject Terms:
      Sweden
    • Accession Number:
      10.1080/02601370.2022.2135141
    • ISSN:
      0260-1370
      1464-519X
    • Abstract:
      Individualising processes often are prescribed as all-embracing solutions in adult education policies worldwide. Nevertheless, re-adaptation of educational frameworks to individual students' needs may result in tensions for involved agents due to complexities of such initiatives. This literature review examines individualising processes in international adult education research and aims to identify societal needs and challenges eliciting individualising processes and how the latter materialise in policy and practice, causing transformations of adult education in different contexts. The point of departure is Swedish Municipal Adult Education, which is viewed as a collective human activity embedded in a transnational policy agenda and involving a wide array of agents. Thus, the scope of the review involves international research. The analysis of the selected literature is based on the analytical concepts of motive and object, stemming from cultural-historical activity theory. The results indicate that, in the selected literature, individualising processes are problematised within three interrelated and not mutually exclusive themes: mediating between liberation and responsibility; alleviating the risk of exclusion; and addressing student diversity. The study concludes with recommendations for further research that considers the complexity and potentiality of the topic.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2023
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1384278