Author(s)

Christin Tønseth¹, Emilio Lucio-Villegas²

¹Department of Education and Lifelong Learning, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
²Department of Theory and History of Education and Social Pedagogy, Faculty of Education Science, University of Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain.

In the light of international goals for adult learning and lifelong learning, this paper pinpoints commonalities and differences in adult education in Norway and Spain. A critical review of international reports, national reports, and political documents indicates that ambitious and vague international intentions are difficult to implement into national educational policies. Different national challenges in the two countries make it difficult to keep up with international intentions, as they must be translated into the national societal context, including political, economic or social characteristics.

Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Education Policy

Tønseth, C. and Lucio-Villegas, E. (2019) Adult Education in a Transnational Space: The Status of Adult Education in Norway and Spain. Creative Education, 10, 882-900. doi: 10.4236/ce.2019.105066.