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The Mediterranean: Adult Education Landmarks

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This chapter addresses the Mediterranean basin as not simply a geographical space but a cultural–political construct. While some project the Mediterranean in a manner reflects a colonial and Eurocentric worldview, others see it as part of ‘the South’. By providing an overview of adult education provision in this heterogeneous region, Mayo seeks to place ‘Adult Education in the Mediterranean’ on the international educational map—in line with other regions of the world (e.g. Latin America).

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  1. Department of Arts, Open Communities & Adult Education, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

    Peter Mayo

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  1. Department of Human Sciences, University of Verona, Verona, Italy

    Marcella Milana

  2. Faculty of Education, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia

    Sue Webb

  3. School of Education, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

    John Holford

  4. Department of Education and Childhood, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom

    Richard Waller

  5. Department of Politics, University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom

    Peter Jarvis

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Mayo, P. (2018). The Mediterranean: Adult Education Landmarks. In: Milana, M., Webb, S., Holford, J., Waller, R., Jarvis, P. (eds) The Palgrave International Handbook on Adult and Lifelong Education and Learning. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55783-4_25

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