International Comparative Adult Education Research. An Introduction to the Topic

Abstract

The 40th volume of the International Yearbook of Adult Education is dedicated to international and comparative adult education research. The decision to focus on this topic goes back to last year’s volume of the International Yearbook which presented an article by Field, Künzel and Schemmann (2016) regarding this matter. After the publication of the article a series of comments and letters to the editor made clear that there is a demand for a more detailed discussion on both the current state-of-the art as well as on the future development of international comparative adult education research.