Publisher's Synopsis
Contributors to this book examine 19th and 20th centuries' adult education with a special approach so as to identify the particular influence of ethics, ideals and ideologies. Apart from general papers assessing the changing role of adult education worldwide, this anthology, according to papers to have been presented at the VIIIth International Conference of the History of Adult Education in Pecs - Hungary, mainly reflects how the personality, societal values and politics have modified the mission of adult education.
