The OECD solutionism and mythologies in adult education policy : skills strategies in Portugal and Slovenia

Mikulec, Borut (avtor), Guimarães, Paula (avtor)

The role of international governmental organisations (IGOs) in global policymaking has received significant attention in the field of adult learning and education (ALE) in the twenty-first century, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) was recognised as one of the most influential IGO due to its skill surveys – such as the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). However, while the majority of empirical studies in the field have focused on the analysis of PIAAC data, little attention has been given to the influence of the OECD skills strategies on the development and/or improvement of national ALE systems. This study addresses this gap in two OECD member states – Portugal and Slovenia – by applying the ‘what’s the problem represented to be?’ approach to policy analysis and using the theoretical concept of myth in defining policy problems. Our findings indicate that although both countries’ ALE systems differ, they share problem representations that reinforce several policy myths: ALE is a solution to tackle socioeconomic problems; unemployment is a problem of low-skilled adults; the learner-centred approach is a way to raise participation in ALE, and improved governance is a means to advance national ALE systems.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: andragogy, adult education, adult learning, adult learning and education policy, adult learning and education systems, policy myths, skills strategies, OECD, Slovenia, Portugal
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FF - Filozofska fakulteta
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2023
• Št. strani: Str. 324-343
• Številčenje: Vol. 45, no. 3
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-151569
• UDK: 374.7
• ISSN pri članku: 1470-126X
• DOI: 10.1080/0158037X.2022.2092090
• COBISS.SI-ID: 167386115
• Datum objave v RUL: 09.10.2023

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Studies in continuing education
• Založnik: Taylor & Francis
• ISSN: 1470-126X
• COBISS.SI-ID: 518740505

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Nekomercialno-Brez predelav 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.sl
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Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: izobraževanje odraslih, izobraževalna politika, andragogika, komparativna andragogika, politični miti, OECD, cilji izobraževanja odraslih

Projekti

• Financer: ARRS - Agencija za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0174
• Naslov: Pedagoško-andragoške raziskave - učenje in izobraževanje za kakovostno življenje v skupnosti

• Financer: FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
• Program financ.: FCT/MCTES-PT
• Številka projekta: UIDB/04107/2020
• Naslov: Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Educação e Formação
• Akronim: UIDEF