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The present chapter analyzes policies of lifelong learning in Brazil. It discusses the extent to which the concept of lifelong learning has been (or has not been) the focus of national policies, in the context of Brazilian adult learners’ cultural diversity and educational inequality. It then delves into the National Plan for Education (2014–2024), particularly focusing on the directives established for developing lifelong learning for that decade. It also discusses the emergency educational policy for the education of adults as established by the National Council of Education, which supports the Ministry of Education for educational affairs, in the 2020 pandemic time. Based on a multicultural perspective, the chapter argues that lifelong learning policies in multicultural countries such as Brazil should benefit from a more structured framework that could not only address social and economic factors, but also develop curriculum that takes cultural diversity on board, geared towards promoting meaningful learning and inclusion of marginalized adult identities.
Ana Ivenicki is a Researcher in Education for the Brazilian National Research Council/CNPq, Brazil
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Ivenicki, A. (2023). Lifelong Learning: Policy Issues in Brazil. In: Evans, K., Lee, W.O., Markowitsch, J., Zukas, M. (eds) Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer International Handbooks of Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67930-9_30-2
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