DOCUMENT RESUME ED 430 118 CE 078 624 AUTHOR Reischmann, Jost, Ed.; Bron, Michal, Jr., Ed.; Jelenc, Zoran, Ed. TITLE Comparative Adult Education 1998. The Contribution of ISCAE to an Emerging Field of Study. INSTITUTION Slovenian Inst. for Adult Education, Ljubljana.; International Society for Comparative Adult Education, Bamberg (Germany). SPONS AGENCY Slovenia Ministry of Science and Technology, Ljubljana. ISBN ISBN-961-6130-27-7 PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 377p. AVAILABLE FROM Slovenian Institute for Adult Education, Smartinska 134A, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. PUB TYPE Collected Works - General (020) Reports - Research (143) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC16 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Adult Education; Adult Learning; Andragogy; Comparative Analysis; *Comparative Education; Cross Cultural Studies; Educational Cooperation; Educational History; Educational Policy; *Educational Principles; *Educational Research; Educational Theories; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; International Cooperation; *International Educational Exchange; International Organizations; International Studies; Lifelong Learning; National Programs; Partnerships in Education; Postsecondary Education; Professional Associations; *Research Methodology; Research Problems; Standards; Translation IDENTIFIERS Learning Society; Study Circles; UNESCO ABSTRACT This document contains 24 papers from the 1995 and 1998 International Society for Comparative Adult Education (ISCAE) conferences. The following papers are included: "International and Comparative Adult Education" (Jost Reischmann); "Development and Fundamental Principles of International and Comparative Adult Education" (Joachim H. Knoll); "Comparative Adult Education: Some Reflections on the Process" (Colin J. Titmus); "Standards for Comparative Adult Education Research" (Alexander N. Charters); "Comparative Thinking and the Structures of Adult Cognition: An Epistemological and Methodological Challenge for Comparative Adult Education" (Marcie Boucouvalas); "The End of Ideology and History Debate: Implications for the Philosophy of Comparative Adult Education" (Dilnawaz A. Siddiqui); "Understanding Andragogy in Europe and America: Comparing and Contrasting" (Dusan Savicevic); "Study Circle Topics in Slovenia and Sweden" (Nevenka Bogataj); "Adult Education Policies and Credit Bank Systems for Adult Participation in Korean and U.S. Higher Education" (Eun-Soo Choi); "National Strategies of Adult Education" (Zoran Jelenc); "Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Study of Adult's Value System: with Reference to a Comparison between Korea and Australia" (Kwan-Chun Lee); "Adult Learners' Week: Australia and Slovenia: A First Attempt at Comparison" (Roger K. Morris); "World Perspective and Landmarks in Adult Education--A Critical Re-analysis" (Jost Reischmann); "Problems and Pitfalls in Comparative Andragogy: Some Notes on the Research Process in Comparative Historical Studies" (Barry J. Hake); "Indicators of the 'Learning Society': Methodological Aspects of an +++++ ED430118 Has Multi-page SFR---Leve1.1 +++++ International Research Project" (Wolfgang Jutte); "Some Questions concerning International Partnership in Comparative Research on Adult Education" (Zoran Jelenc); "Experiencing a Dialogic Approach" (Madeleine Biala); "Translation Difficulties and the Importance of Terminology Work in Comparative Adult Education" (Wolfgang Jutte); "ISCAE--International Society for Comparative Adult Education" (Jost Reischmann); "ESREA--European Society for Research on the Education of Adults" (Barry J. Hake); "CONFINTEA V: A UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) -Led Conference on Adult Learning in the Perspective on Lifelong Learning" (Paul Belanger); "International Expert Seminar: Methods of Comparative Andragogy" (Margaret Charters); and "International Expert Seminar on Comparative Andragogy" (Margaret Charters). Lists of participants at the two expert seminars are provided. Appended are UNESCO's Hamburg Declaration on Adult Learning and UNESCO Agenda for the Future. (MN) ******************************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ******************************************************************************** ( \ I 1.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 0 ice of Educational Research and Improvement E CATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. 17 Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this document do not necessarily represent official OERI position cr policy. E 0 1 T 0 R S a JostReischmann Michel BronJr iL XN Zoran Jelenc 0 VHE CONTRIBUTION OF ISCAE TO AN EMERGING FIELD OF STUDY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND FOR COMPARATIVE DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY ADULT EDUCATION SLOVENIAN INSTITUTE /10111---etA: FoOR ADULT EDUCATION TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) CIP - Kataloini zapis o publikaciji Narodna in univerzitetna knjiinica, Ljubljana 374.7(082) COMPARATIVE adult education 1998 : the contribution of ISCAE to an emerging field of study / [editors Jost Reischmann, Michal Bron Jr, Zoran Jelenc].- Ljubljana : Slovenian Institute for Adult Education ; [Bamberg] : International Society for Comparative Adult Education, 1999 ISBN 961-6130-27-7 (Slovenian Institute for Adult Education) 1. Reischmann, Jost 2. Bron, Michol, ml. 98276352 According to the statement of the Ministry of Education and Sport No. 403-24/99-05 of 19.2.1999 the publication is a subject 5% sales tax. co 0 4 EDIT OR S cc JostReischmann 4 Michal Bron Jr D. 2 Zoran Jelenc VHE CONTRIBUTION OF ISCAE TO AN EMERGING FIELD OF STUDY INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR COMPARATIVE ADULT EDUCATION SLOVENIAN INSTITUTE Ljubljana, 1999 FOR ADULT EDUCATION , 4 COMPARATIVE ADULT EDUCATION 1998 Vile Contribution of ISCAE to an Emerging Field of Study This publication was created on the basis of contributions presented at the conferences ISCAE 1995 in Bamberg (Germany) and ISCAE 1998 in Radovijica (Slovenia). The publication was financially supported by the Ministry. for Science and Technology, Republic of Slovenia. P ublisher: Slovenian Institute for Adult Education - SIAE Represented by: Dr Vida A. Mohordiã Spolar, directress In cooperation with: International Society for Comparative Adult Education ISCAE Represented by: Dr Jost Reischmann, president E ditors: Dr Jost Reischmann, Dr Michel Bron Jr, Dr Zoran Jelenc Executive editor: Jasmina Mirdeva, M.A Language editing by: Alan McConnel Duff D esign.and cover design by: LINA Design Typesetting by: Ksenija and Vojan Konvalinka P rinted by: Tiskarna Knjigoveznica Radovljica First edition: 250 copies ONTENTS Introduction 9 Jost Reischmann, President ISCAE: International and Comparative Adult Education 11 o Philosophical and Theoretical Foundations 17 Joachim H. Knoll, Germany: Development and Fundamental Principles of Interna- tional and Comparative Adult Education Research 19 Colin J. litmus, Great Britain: Comparative Adult Education: Some Reflections on the Process 33 Alexander N. Charters, USA: Standards for Comparative Adult Education Research 51 Marcie Boucouvaias, USA: Comparative Thinking and the Structures of Adult Cognition: An Epistemological and Methodological Challenge for Comparative Adult Education 65 Dlinawaz A. Siddiqui, USA: The End of Ideology and History Debate: Implications for the Philosophy of Comparative Adult Education . 77 International Comparative Studies 95 Dugan Savi6eviã, FR Yugoslavia: Understanding Andragogy in Europe and America: Comparing and Contrasting 97 Nevenka Bogatal, Slovenia: Study Circle Topics in Slovenia and Sweden 121 BEST COPY AVAILABLE Eun-Soo Choi, Korea: Adult Education Policies and Credit Bank Systems for Adult Participation in Korean and US Higher Education 135 Zoran Jelenc, Slovenia: National Strategies of Adult Education 147 Kwan-Chun Lee, Korea: Methodological Issues in Cross-Cultural Study of Adult's Value System: with Reference to a Comparison between Korea and Australia 169 Roger K. Morris, Australia: Adult Learners' Week. Australia and Slovenia: A First Attempt at Comparison 183 Problems and Pitfalls In International Comparison 193 Jost Reischmann, Germany: World Perspective and Landmarks in Adult Education - A Critical Re-Analysis 195 Barry J. Hake, the Netherlands: Problems and Pitfalls..in Comparative Andragogy: Some Notes on the Research Process in Comparative Historical Studies 213 Wolfgang Jiitte, Germany: Indicators of the ,Learning Society': Methodological Aspects of an International Research Project 223 Zoran Jelenc, Slovenia: Some Questions Concerning International Partnership in Comparative Research on Adult Education 235 Madeleine Blals, Canada: Experiencing a Dialogic Approach 251 Wolfgang Jatte, Germany: Translation Difficulties and the Importance of Terminology Work in Comparative Adult Education . 261 0international Societies- 273 Jost Relschmann, Germany: ISCAE - International Society for Compaiative Adult Education 275 Barry J. Hake, the Netherlands: ESREA European Society for Research on the Education of Adults 289 Paul Bélanger, UNESCO: CONFINTEA V: A UNESCO-led Conference of Adult Learning in the Perspective on Lifelong Learning . 301 0 ISCAE Conference Reports 317 Margaret Charters, USA: International Expert Seminar: Methods of Comparative Andragogy, Bamberg 1995 319 Participants of the Bamberg Conference 333 Margaret Charters,