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Direct linkRees, Gareth – European Journal of Education, 2013
Adult learning systems have come to be dominated by the view that the essential role of adult learning is to generate the high levels of skills deemed necessary for competitiveness and growth in the globalised economy. This 'education gospel' is underpinned by human capital theory (HCT) and its contemporary conceptualisation in terms of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Human Capital, Global Approach, Knowledge Economy
