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Academic journals in adult education

Explore a curated selection of academic journals in the field of adult education and lifelong learning. These publications offer valuable insights for researchers, educators and practitioners. Dive deeper into the current debates and critical reflections shaping the field.

European / national

  1. Andragogical Studies / Andragoške studije (Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy, Serbia) articles in Serbian, abstracts in English
  2. Form@re (Firenze University Press, Italy), articles in Italian and English
  3. Hessische Blätter für Volksbildung (Hessischer Volkshochschulverband e. V., Germany), articles in German
  4. Journal for Research on Adult Education / Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung (Springer/DIE, Germany), articles in German and English
  5. Journal of Adult Education / Aikuiskasvatus (Kvs Foundation, Finland), articles in Finnish, summaries in English
  6. Lifelong, Lifewide Learning / Rivista LLL (EdaForum, Italy), articles in Italian and English
  7. Opus at Education Journal / Opus et Educatio (Budapest University of Technology and Economics Hungary), articles in Hungarian and English
  8. Sisyphus – Journal of Education (Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal), articles in Portuguese and Spanish, abstracts in English
  9. Studies in Adult Education and Learning Journal / Andragoška spoznanja (University of Ljubljana Press, Slovenia), articles in Slovenian and English
  10. The Adult Learner  (AONTAS, Ireland)

US and Canada

  1. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education (Canada)
  2. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (Wiley Periodicals, US)
  3. The Resource for Adult Education Journal (COABE, US)

International

  1. Adult Education Quarterly (American Association for Adult and Continuing Education)
  2. Adult Learning (Sage Journals)
  3. Comparative Education (Taylor & Francis)
  4. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education (Taylor & Francis)
  5. Convergence (UNESCO Chair in Global Adult Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, in cooperation with the International Council for Adult Education)
  6. European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults RELA (Linköping University, Sweden)
  7. International Journal of Lifelong Education (Taylor & Francis)
  8. International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning IRE (Unesco Institute for Lifelong Learning UIL)
  9. Journal of Adult and Continuing Education JACE (Sage Journals)
  10. Journal of Transformative Education JTED (Sage Journals)
  11. Prospects (Springer)
  12. Research in Comparative and International Education (Sage Journals)
  13. Studies in Continuing Education (Taylor & Francis)
  14. Studies in the Education of Adults (Taylor & Francis)
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