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Lalage Bown, Emeritus Professor, University of Glasgow (1927-2021)

It was with a great sadness that I learned of the passing of Lalage Bown last weekend. I was at that time attending a project meeting at the University of Rome when I received the news. Being in a city so endowed with history and culture indeed reminded me of Lalage and my thoughts turned to her great knowledge and skills in so many areas and as an historian, linguist, and adult educator. She was indeed a person who could easily have a word on any subject.

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning Bulletin, December 2021

As 2021 comes to a close, I wish to thank all of you for the interest you have shown and the actions you have taken to promote lifelong learning. I would also like to thank the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning’s global partners for their productive alliances over the past 12 months. Together, we have found strong solutions to reinforcing the provision of lifelong learning opportunities for all, despite the challenging environment of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

IIEP in action | December 2021

The past two years have been marked by an unprecedented global crisis, threatening years of progress in the education sector. How has IIEP helped countries around the world to plan and manage education, to adapt to emergencies and to meet new needs?

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ALADIN Online Alert 39 - December 2021

The ALADIN Online Alert is a joint ALADIN initiative, produced bimonthly by the UIL Library and CDÉACF, with input from additional ALADIN members from all over the world. Its goal is to share recent online and full-text information and documents in the area of adult and lifelong learning.

NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 133, Issue 3

In this issue we feature 7 current papers on the theme of social capital, chosen by Fabio Sabatini (Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”):

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