Young Adults and Active Citizenship : Towards Social Inclusion through Adult Education

This open access book sheds light on a range of complex interdependencies between adult education, young adults in vulnerable situations and active citizenship.

Chapter 1. Active Citizenship, Lifelong Learning and Inclusion: introduction to  concepts and contexts.- Chapter 2. Active citizenship programmes for unemployed young adults with low skills in Southern Europe: participation, outreach, and barriers.- Chapter 3. Active Participatory Citizenship for and with Young Adults in Situations of Risk - on the cover and under-cover.- Chapter 4. Social inclusion, participation and citizenship in contexts of neoliberalism: examples of adult education policy and practice with young people in the UK, the Netherlands and Ireland.- Chapter 5. How are the Prospects for Refugees to Become Active Members of Society? - The Vision and Practices in Turkish Adult Education.- Chapter 6. Adult education as a means to social inclusion in Nordic welfare states: Denmark, Finland and Sweden.- Chapter 7. Promising or compelling future in Hungary?.- Chapter 8. Transforming adult education from neo-liberal to holistically inclusive adult education in Baltic states.- Chapter 9. Conclusion: Divergences or convergences? Facilitating active citizenship through adult education across Europe and beyond.