Lifelong Learning, Global Social Justice, and Sustainability

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Lifelong Learning, Global Social Justice, and Sustainability is written by Leona M. English and published by Springer Nature. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3030657787 (ISBN 10) and 9783030657789 (ISBN 13).

This book examines lifelong learning from different angles and follows the trajectory beginning with the expansive notion of lifelong education promoted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its subsequent version intended to better suit the neoliberal framework and make EU countries more competitive in the global economy. The authors critique this version of lifelong learning by contrasting it with the notion of critical literacy. They also devote attention to the UN’s advocacy concerning lifelong education and sustainable development, arguing that for lifelong learning to help realize this goal, it needs to become more holistic in scope and engage more globally conceived social and human-earth relations. The book concludes with a discussion on lifelong learning and the COVID-19 pandemic.