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Subjectivities of the lifelong learner in 'humanistic generation' - Critical policy analysis of lifelong learning policies among discourses of UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the OECD
Tekijät: Kinnari Heikki, Silvennoinen Heikki
Kustantaja: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Julkaisuvuosi: 2023
Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education
Lehden akronyymi: INT J LIFELONG EDUC
Vuosikerta: 42
Numero: 4
Aloitussivu: 424
Lopetussivu: 440
Sivujen määrä: 17
ISSN: 0260-1370
eISSN: 1464-519X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2023.2234089
Verkko-osoite: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02601370.2023.2234089
Rinnakkaistallenteen osoite: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/180403476
Lifelong learning has for decades been considered a 'holy grail' that can help resolve societal problems and boost the economy. The current hegemonic discourse surrounding lifelong learning has included economic objectives since at least the 1980s; however, this has not always been the case. At least three different conceptual generations have been distinguished throughout the history of the politics of lifelong learning: humanistic, economic and 'soft' economic. In this article, we examine the politics of lifelong learning in the humanistic generation. Our research comprises eight policy texts from UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the OECD. We apply Foucauldian approach with the aim of understanding the subjectivity types of lifelong learners that have been constructed within the policy texts. We apply Carol Bacchi's 'What is the problem represented to be?' (WPR) method together with Foucauldian elements of ethical relations as a new modified tool for analysing educational policy texts. The study enhances our understanding of current lifelong learning discourses by analysing their 'humanistic roots' and subjectivities in the humanistic era. Moreover, it challenges the extent to which the politics of lifelong learning was considered humanistic at that time.
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