Global Issues and Adult Education.(Global Issues and Adult Education : Perspectives from Latin America, Southern Africa and the United States)(Brief article)(Book review)

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Global Issues And Adult Education

Sharan B. Merriam et al

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Expertly compiled and co-edited by the team of Sharan B. Merriam (Professor of Adult Education at the University of Georgia), Bradley C. Courtenay (Professor of Adult Education at the University of Georgia), and Ronald M. Cervero (Professor and head of the department of Lifelong ...

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