20.500.12556/RUL-178389 Educating citizens for active democracy comparative perspectives from India and Nigeria This study compared adult learning and education (ALE) programmes for promoting active democratic citizenship (ADC) in India and Nigeria by focusing on the aims of ALE, national education policies, and the main challenges confronting adult citizenship education. We adopted a theoretical framework which is an integration of multiple orientations of citizenship, including the liberal-democratic, communitarian, and republican traditions. The methodology comprised a document analysis of selected policies and reports. The findings highlight both the achievements and challenges faced by each country in fostering civic engagement. In India, ADC elements were embedded within broader socioeconomic development programmes, whereas in Nigeria, formal and non-formal education systems were pivotal in promoting ADC. However, both nations grappled with systemic barriers such as limited accessibility, policy instability, and sociocultural barriers. The study offers insights into the role of ALE programmes and government policies in fostering ADC in developing economies and multicultural nations. adult learning adult education active democratic citizenship citizenship education comparative education učenje odraslih izobraževanje odraslih primerjalna andragogika aktivno demokratično državljanstvo državljanska vzgoja true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-01-26 12:47:47 2026-01-26 12:47:47 2026-01-27 04:23:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2025 0 0 Str. 87-104 [št.] 1 Letn. 31 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-01-01 374.7 1318-5160 236375811 AS_2025_1_4_educating-citizens.pdf AS_2025_1_4_educating-citizens.pdf 1 0EF147B54F2BABD05E9DEBF232BCFB09 35223b542bb7ab2476d2938a3cb940028446ffbe035e9d9311e9412341c69986 d0b61fbb-fab4-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=226198 https://journals.uni-lj.si/AndragoskaSpoznanja/issue/view/1491/1177 1 d35579b4-faac-11f0-a1ba-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=226189 Filozofska fakulteta Andragoška spoznanja 0 0 0