The Relevance of Lifelong Learning (LL) in the Economics of Education: Establishing a Research Program
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https://doi.org/10.25115/eae.v34i2.3030Keywords:
Lifelong Learning, IDSS, Economics of Education.Abstract
The objective of this paper is to provide a general framework for a research program on Lifelong Learning, with a special reference to its relevance and impact on European economies. The topic of Lifelong Learning (LL) has assumed great importance in the policies and practices of a number of international agencies, national governments and institutions of learning in recent years. Although there are numerous studies and works in the field of LL, however, there is room for its improvement. In this article we present a summary of the existing literature, its weaknesses and we propose some research lines to improve the knowledge on LL.
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