Adult learning in a world at risk: emerging policies and strategies; expectations and prospects for the 21st century as voiced by respondents to a 1996 UNESCO questionnaire in preparation for the fifth International Conference on Adult Education

The more fragile the world becomes and the more uncertain the perceptions of its future, the more confidence, hope and expectations are placed in both the creative and lifelong learning potential of the individual. The closer the approach of the 21^st century, the more urgently visions of the future role of adult learning are formulated. The more immediate the effects of globalization are felt, the more determined the quest for empowerment through active citizenship and adult learning – rooted locally and impacting globally.

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