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This book discusses the central role education and research play in generating both value and comparative advantages in the (imageries of) global competition, competitiveness and transnational value chains. They are seen as assets placed at the forefront of developments that are arguably reshaping individuals, society and economy. This edited volume explores these developments in terms of changing relations between society, economy, science and individuals. The idea that we live in global knowledge societies and knowledge-based economies or that present-day productive systems constitute an industry 4.0 have gained currency as descriptions of contemporary society that are said to bear direct and indirect consequences for political, economic, and social orders. In this context, innovation, science and education are central themes in contemporary discussions about the future of modern societies. Innovation is enthusiastically embraced as the panacea for all sorts of societal issues of our times; science is equally deemed to play a decisive role in solving current problems and in heralding a bright future with more wealth and more welfare for all citizens; education is conferred the task to producing individuals equipped with both skills and competences considered key to innovation but also displaying the attitudes and dispositions that will secure continuous innovation and economic growth.

Sociology of education --- Politics --- Teaching --- Higher education --- Educational sciences --- HO (hoger onderwijs) --- onderwijspolitiek --- onderwijs --- politiek --- onderwijssociologie --- opvoeding

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This open access book explores different landscapes of Lifelong Learning policies (LLP), producing case-based examinations of their institutional, discursive, and relational dimensions. Across Europe, young people develop their life courses amidst diverse living conditions and are confronted with a variety of institutional and structural arrangements that impact on their opportunities in education and labour. Considering the relevance of LLP in shaping those opportunities, the chapters draw from multi-level, mixed-methods research and offer original insights on the interplay of discourses and governance patterns in the processes of policy-making and deliverance. The book yields noteworthy insights into the widely differing realities across the European landscape, and also into the diverging ways young people deal with and actively participate in LLP.

Education --- Central government policies --- Educational strategies & policy --- young adults --- lifelong learning policy --- comparative education --- opportunity structure --- european adult education --- education policy --- Horizon 2020 --- Política educativa --- Educació permanent --- Aprenentatge permanent --- Educació contínua --- Educació continuada --- Educació recurrent --- Formació contínua --- Formació continuada --- Formació permanent --- Formació recurrent --- Reciclatge (Educació) --- Educació --- Formació --- Ensenyament nocturn --- Educació d'adults --- Formació del personal --- Formació ocupacional --- Educació i Estat --- Política social --- Beques --- Comunitat i escola --- Dret a l'educació --- Administració escolar --- Economia de l'educació --- Escola única --- Legislació educativa --- Política de la joventut