Adult Education and Learning in a Precarious Age: The Hamburg Declaration Revisited -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editors' Notes -- References -- 1. Subjects to Citizens: Adult Learning and the Challenges of Democracy in the Twenty-First Century -- Arab Spring -- The Occupy Movement -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Literacy and UNESCO: Conceptual and Historical Perspectives* -- Literacy and UNESCO, 1946-2000 -- Literacy and UNESCO, 2000-2010 -- UNESCO's Future in Literacy -- References -- 3. Adult Education of Women for Social Transformation: Reviving the Promise, Continuing the Struggle -- CONFINTEA's Multiple Promises -- The Empirical Evidence on Government Action -- A Predictable Path and Possibilities for Escaping It -- Conclusions -- References -- 4. From the Quixotic to the Pragmatic: The Hamburg Declaration, Adult Education, and Work -- Globalization and Changing Work Relationships -- Learning Regions -- Collaboration, Creativity, and Productivity -- Self-Direction, E-Learning, and Technology -- Career Pathways -- References -- 5. Adult Learning, Education, and the Environment -- From the "Human" Environment to Climate Change -- Environmental Education -- The Forward March of Hamburg and the Setback at Belém -- Plus Ça Change . . . : Rio+20 and Beyond -- Educative Activism -- The "New Education"-Environment, Health, and Population -- Ways Forward -- References -- 6. Adult Learning and the Promise of New Technologies -- The Digital Age and (In)equality of Participation -- Different Dimensions of the Digital Divide -- Impact of New Technologies on Teaching and Learning -- Strengths and Opportunities of e-Learning for Adults -- Widening Access to Educational Resources -- Copyright Issues of Online Learning -- Weaknesses and Threats of Omnipresent Digital Technologies -- Conclusions -- References -- 7. The Gap Between Aspiration and Practice.

References -- 8. The Economics of Adult Education -- Investment in AE -- Overview of Funding Mechanisms -- Key Problems and Constraints -- Ways Forward -- References -- 9. Whither Utopia? -- Adult Education's Political Dimensions -- Organizational Roles in Policy Formation -- Positive Changes -- What Next? -- References -- Index.