Comparative Study on Lifelong Learning Policy Development

这项研究的目的是通过与教科文组织国际教育规划研究所(IIEP)、韩国职业教育与培训研究所(KRIVET)和澳大利亚国家职业教育研究中心(NCVER)合作，调查欧洲和亚太地区的良好做法，找出有效促进终身学习的政策制定方法和程序的示范案例。在项目实施期间，我们在PAN(2003年3月)、东京(2003年11月)和汉城(2004年6月)举行了三次研究进展回顾和讨论的国际会议，并进行了以下工作：1)终身学习政策制定现状和问题的国际比较：11个国家被选为实施终身学习政策的典范；欧洲的法国、英国、瑞典和挪威；…的日本、韩国、中国、泰国、马来西亚、澳大利亚和墨西哥更多的是亚太地区。我们利用联合国教科文组织/国际教育规划研究所的网络联系了各国的终身学习专家，对终身学习政策制定的现状进行了研究。2)各国政策制定过程的分析：分析了各国终身学习政策制定的过程，重点是政策目标、学习制度创新、法律安排、融资、方案、政策评估和合作组织。3)确定促进终身学习的有效模式：通过以上分析，我们确定了一套评估各种学习成果的体系(澳大利亚、法国、韩国)，B)终身学习融资制度(英国、瑞典)和c)引入终身学习的概念，以改革整个教育制度(挪威、泰国、马来西亚、中国、日本)。对每个国家的政策形成和执行机制进行了个案研究，并在最后报告中进行了收集。较少

The aim of this study was to find out model cases of method and process of policy making, which is effective for the promotion of lifelong learning, by making investigation on good practices in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions in cooperation with three institutions ; UNESCO International Institute of Educational Planning (IIEP), Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training (KRIVET) and Australian National Center for Vocational Education Research Ltd (NCVER). During the teen of project, we held three international meetings for the review of research progress and discussion in Pans (March 2003), Tokyo (November 2003), and Seoul (June 2004), and conducted the followings:1)International Comparison of Current Situation and Issues of Lifelong Learning Policy Making : Eleven countries were selected as model cases of implementing lifelong learning policies; France, U.K., Sweden and Norway from Europe, and Japan, South Korea, China, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia and Mexico from … More Asia-Pacific region. We have made contact with specialists on lifelong learning in each country, by making use of network of UNESCO/IIEP, and made research on current situation of lifelong learning policy development.2)Analysis of the Policy Development Process of Each Country : Analysis was made on the process of lifelong learning policy making in each country focusing on policy goals, innovation of learning system, legal arrangement, financing, programs, policy evaluation and collaborative organizations.3)Identification of Effective Models for Promoting Lifelong Learning : From the above analysis, we have identified a) system of evaluating outcome of various learning (Australia, France, South Korea), b) system of financing lifelong learning (U.K., Sweden) and c) introduction of the concept of lifelong learning in order to reform whole education system (Norway, Thailand, Malaysia, China, Japan). Case studies were made to investigate the policy formation and mechanism of its implementation in each country, which are collected in the final report. Less