Accessibility of General Adult Education An Analysis of the Restructuring of Adult Education Governance in Denmark
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23201956 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Annette Rasmussen (0000-0002-2095-2565, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark, corresponding author), Elisabeth Lauridsen Lolle (0000-0002-0539-2934, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 72 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 24-41 |
| Publication date | 2022-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Adult Education Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0741-7136 • E-ISSN: 1552-3047 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0741713621q996236 |
| OpenAlex | W3149540380 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 18 |
The purpose of this paper is to examine how adult education institutions have developed in close connection with the Danish welfare state and how structural reforms since the 1990s have changed the institutional structure and impacted accessibility. This involves analyses of the main functions linked to the different types of adult education institutions (VUCs) in Denmark and their development in relation to welfare state policies in the first instance and to globalization and competition state policies in the second. Thus, the paper provides a historical outline of the development of adult education institutions in two main areas, a vocational and a general, followed by an analysis of selected policy documents on structural reforms. Focusing on the reforms of 2000, 2007, and 2018, the analysis identifies external and internal limitations to accessing general adult education. In conclusion, the market orientation of the VUC entails limitations to both external and internal accessibility.
Adult education · Competition (biology) · Corporate governance · Danish · Economic growth · Economics · Globalization · Management · Market economy · Political science · Politics · Restructuring · State (computer science) · Vocational education · Welfare state · Higher Education Learning Practices · Public Administration · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Policy and Reform Studies
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |