Women and/or immigrants: A feminist reading on the marginalised adult learners in Korean lifelong learning policy and practice

Authors: Romee Lee and Jinhee Kim
Institute for Educational Research, Yonsei University
Korean Educational Development Institute

Edition: Volume 58, Number 2, July 2018

Introduction: This paper aims to analyse the policy and practice of lifelong learning (LLL), particularly adult education and learning (ALE) for women, immigrants, and women/immigrants in South Korea. An international as well as national policy document analysis was conducted to explore the impact of Korea’s policy and practice of LLL for these groups of learners. Findings reveal that they are situated in the middle of gendered and/or racialised trends in ALE within an intensifying neoliberal context where learning is mainly utilised as a tool for employment in contemporary Korean society. Possible implications from the analysis were addressed to suggest policy updates and better practices.

Keywords: women, immigrants, feminist, adult learning and education, lifelong learning, Korea

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