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Hans-Peter Blossfeld
,
Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
,
Daniela Vono de Vilhena
, and
Sandra Buchholz
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Published:
27 Jun 2014
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xv–xvi
Collection:
Social And Political Science 2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783475186.00005
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Adult Learning in Modern Societies
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Hans-Peter Blossfeld
,
Elina Kilpi-Jakonen
,
Daniela Vono de Vilhena
, and
Sandra Buchholz
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Published:
27 Jun 2014
Print ISBN:
9781783475179
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9781783475186
DOI:
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416
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Social And Political Science 2014
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Preface
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Adult Learning, Labor Market Outcomes, and Social Inequalities in Modern Societies
PART II: COMPARATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS
Chapter 2: Participation in Adult Learning in Europe: The Impact of Country-Level and Individual Characteristics
Chapter 3: Returns to Adult Learning in Comparative Perspective
PART III: COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS
Chapter 4: Adult Educational Participation and Implications for Employment in the US Context
Chapter 5: Adult Learning in Australia: Predictors and Outcomes
Chapter 6: Cumulative (Dis)advantage? Patterns of Participation and Outcomes of Adult Learning in Great Britain
Chapter 7: Job-Related Adult Learning in the Russian Federation: More Educational Opportunities without an Equalization Effect
Chapter 8: Cumulative Inequality Effects of Adult Learning in Estonia
Chapter 9: Adult Learning, Labor Market Outcomes, and Inequality: The Case of Sweden
Chapter 10: Adult Learners in Finland: Formal Adult Education as an Opportunity for Reducing Inequality?
Chapter 11: Adult Learning in Denmark: Patterns of Participation in Adult Learning and Its Impact on Individuals’ Labor Market Outcomes
Chapter 12: Reinforcing Social Inequalities? Adult Learning and Returns to Adult Learning in Germany
Chapter 13: Adult Learning in Hungary: Participation and Labor Market Outcomes
Chapter 14: Adult Learning in the Czech Republic: A Youth- and Female-Oriented System?
Chapter 15: Participation in Adult Learning in Spain and Its Impacts on Individuals’ Labor Market Trajectories
Chapter 16: Italy: A Segmented Labor Market with Stratified Adult Learning
PART IV: CONCLUSION
Chapter 17: The Promise and Reality of Adult Learning in Modern Societies
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