- International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education
- Edited by Regina Egetenmeyer, Vanna Boffo, Stefanie Kröner
Comparative Adult and Continuing Education: A Guiding Essay
- Regina Egetenmeyer
- © 2020 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.02
This paper provides a guide for developing a research design for comparative studies in adult and continuing education. To that end, a research methodology will be presented that was developed at the COMPALL and INTALL Winter Schools on Comparative Studies in Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. Central elements for systematic comparisons in adult and continuing education are (1) the object of comparison, (2) research fields for comparison, and (3) inductive comparative categories. These elements form the reference points for the development of a comparative research question in adult and continuing education. The comparative analysis proposes a three-step approach from juxtaposition to interpretation: step 1 – descriptive juxtaposition; step 2 – analytical juxtaposition; and step 3 – analytical interpretation.
- Keywords:
- comparative studies,
- comparison,
- adult education,
- continuing education,
- international,
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Chapter Title
Comparative Adult and Continuing Education: A Guiding Essay
Authors
Regina Egetenmeyer
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.02
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2020
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Book Title
International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education
Editors
Regina Egetenmeyer, Vanna Boffo, Stefanie Kröner
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
238
Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Firenze University Press
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10.36253/978-88-5518-154-9
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Studies on Adult Learning and Education
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2704-596X
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2704-5781