TITLE:
Influence of UNESCO in the Development of Lifelong Learning
AUTHORS:
Jarin Akther
KEYWORDS:
Lifelong Education, Lifelong Learning, UNESCO, Developed Countries and Developing Countries
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Social Sciences,
Vol.8 No.3,
March
10,
2020
ABSTRACT: The concept of lifelong learning has been retrieved from a gradual
transition of lifelong education. UNESCO as an international organisation has a significant role and
contribution in promoting lifelong learning around the world. This study is
aiming to look over the historical change of the concept of “lifelong
education” to “lifelong learning”, and UNESCO’s influence and position on the
changes within the context of developed and developing countries. This is
historical research, which will describe the historical moments regarding
lifelong learning and UNESCO’s contribution.
The study has found that the new form of global economy (neo-liberalism and capitalist approach) has created the need for individual’s employment, which has influenced
the transitional change of the lifelong learning concept. It has also found
that UNESCO’s influence and contribution are much more significant in
developing or low-income countries while it has less of an impact on
developed countries.