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International Society for Comparative Adult Education

 

ISCAE's own publications:

ISCAE's first book-publication:

Buch ISCAE

Reischmann, Jost/ Bron, Michal Jr./ Jelenc, Zoran (eds.) (1999):
Comparative Adult Education 1998:
The Contribution of ISCAE to an Emerging Field of Study.
Ljubljana, Slovenia: Slovenian Institute for Adult Education. 394 pages; ISBN 961-6130-27-7

This handbook with international experts collects basic discussions on method, technique, concepts, contents, pitfalls, and experiences in international comparison. It presents papers of two international conferences of ISCAE: Bamberg, 1995 and Radovljica, 1998. Collecting the knowledge of this field, usually scattered in the literature of many countries, makes it a helpful resource and tool for all researchers working in the field of international comparative adult education. Further research in comparative adult education will have to refer to the knowledge here presented.

Order Information: The book originally could be ordered from the Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, Ljubljana, Slovenija. It is sold out now. But we made it available for download: Click here to download the pdf-file (980kb).

ISCAE's second volume published as outcome of the conferences in St. Louis 2002 and Bamberg 2006:

Reischmann, Jost & Bron, Michal Jr (2008) (Eds.):
Comparative Adult Education 2008: Experiences and Examples.
A Publication of the International Society for Comparative Adult Education ISCAE.
Frankfurt, New York: Peter Lang Publishers.282 pages; ISBN 978-3-631-58235-0

Especially we want to suggest to buy this book for many libraries: In our experience once in a while an international topic comes up to new and old researchers, and then it is vital that the work does not start from zero, but one can refer to basic literature and research. So please consider to order a copy not only for you, but for your institutions library - you will help coming researchers to built on experiences we collected through ISCAE.

Adult and Continuing Education has become a field of action, reflection, and research all over the world. To learn from successful models developed worldwide, this book documents and discusses the progress of comparative adult education – aims, contents, methods, obstacles, and prospects.
Part A examines basic questions of comparative adult education. The contributions offer a deeper understanding and include warnings of obstacles and pitfalls. They help to design research by building up on the theoretical framework developed in prior research.
Part B presents experiences and "lessons learned", suggesting advice and warnings for successful comparative work.
The studies in Part C illustrate research methods as well as topics important to researchers in various regions of the world.
Descriptions of international institutions in Part D may assist to use their assistance and services.

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A necessary resource for all scholarly work in comparative adult education:

World Bibliography on International Comparative Adult Education 1945-1995
compiled by Jindra Kulich

This bibliography was compiled by our friend and member Jindra Kulich at the request of ISCAE at its meeting in Bamberg, Germany 1995. It covers publication from all over the world, and saves the researcher hours and hours of work for doing own bibliographic work! Also a MUST for comparative research!
Order from: Jindra Kulich, 4142 West 15th Avenue, Vancouver, B. C., Canada V6R 3A5. Fax: 604-224-3490.
Price: US$ 10.00 incl. taxes and shipping (send a $10-bill in an envelope ...).

Publications in Comparative Adult Education by ISCAE-members:
(let us know your comparative publications to include them here)
  • Charters, Alexander N./Hilton, Ronald J. (ed) (1989): Landmarks in International Adult Education. A Comparative Analysis. London and New York: Routledge. (A basic book in Comparative Adult Education: Not only 8 "landmarks"-case-studies from 8 countries, but also a methological landmark introduction and summary)
  • Charters, Alexander N./Siddiqui, Dilnawaz A. (1989): Comparative Adult Education: State of the Art with Annotated Researche Guide. Centre for Continuing Education, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BA.
  • Charters, Alexander/Cassara, Beverly (1989): Papers on Adult Education from four sessions at World Congress of Comparative Adult Education Organizations (CAEO). Syracuse, N.Y.
  • Charters, Alexander N. (1981): Comparing Adult Education Worldwide. Jossey Bass, San Francisco, CA.
  • Kulich, Jindra (2002): Grundtvig's Educational Ideas in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic States in the Twentieth Century. Forlaget Vartov, DK Copenhagen. ISBN 87-8738902-9. Order FAX +45 33 73 00 93, E-mail: vartov@vartov.dk (The basic concept of the folk high schools was developed by Grundtvig. This book traces the proliferation of folk high schools. The historical and political background is outlined, and their remarkable regeneration after years of suppression under communist rule is described. A final chapter offers an analysis of the principle and functions of these schools compared with the original Danish model.)
  • Indabawa, S.A., Oduaran, A., and Afrik, A., and Walters, S. (Eds.) (2000): The state of adult and continuing education in Africa. Windhoek: Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, University of Namibia. ISBN NO: 99916-53-33-3.
    The book can be ordered from Dr Stanley Mpofu, University of Namibia. E-mail: S.Mpofu smpofu@mail.unam.na.
  • Pongrac, Silvije (ed) (1999): Adult Education in Croatian Society. Faculty of Philosophy in Rijeka, Croatia.
  • Egetenmeier, Regina/Nuissl, Ekkehard (eds.): Teachers and Trainers in Adult and Lifelong Learning. Asian and European Perspectives (Peter Lang Verlag) Frankfurt 2010, 223 pages, 32,80 Euro, ISBN 978-3-631-61298-9.

    Internet-Sites of ISCAE-members offering publications in Comparative Adult Education:
    (let us know your URL to include them here)

    Jost Reischmann: Adult Education in Germany.

    Katarina Popovic IIZ-DVV: Adult Education in Southeast Europe: Albania, Bosnia&Herzegowina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.