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(2014). Annual Report 2014. Bonn: DVV, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. </p> <p>CEC. (2007). Action Plan on Adult Learning. It is always a good time to learn. Brussels: Commission of the European Communities. </p> <p>Hanushek, E., & Woessmann, L. (2015). Universal Basic Skills. What Countries Stand to Gain. Paris: OECD. </p> <p>Milana, M. (2012). Globalisation, transnational policies and adult education. International Review of Education, 58(6), 777-797. </p> <p>OECD. (2015). Education Policy Outlook 2015: Making Reforms Happen. Paris: OECD. </p> <p>Robertson, S. (2012). Researching Global Education Policy: Angles In/On/Out…, in A. Verger, M. Novelli , & H. Altinyelken (Eds.), Global Education Policy and International Development: New Agendas, Issues and Practices. London: Continuum Books. </p> <p>Stromquist, N. P. (2009). “Literacy and Empowerment: A contribution to the debate.†Background study commissioned in the framework of the UN Literacy Decade. Paris: UNESCO. </p> <p>UN. (2015). Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the Third Conference on Financing for Development. New York: United Nations. </p> <p>UNESCO. (1997). The Hamburg Declaration—The Agenda for the Future. Fifth International Conference on Adult Education. Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. </p> <p>UNESCO. (2009). Harnessing the power and potential for adult learning and education for a viable future—Belem Framework for Action. </p> <p>CONFINTEA VI Belem. Hamburg: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. </p> <p>UNESCO. (2015). Education for All 2000-2015: Achievements and Challenges. Education for All Global Monitoring Report. Paris: UNESCO. </p> <p>UNESCO/UIS. 2015 (October). “Technical Advisory Group Proposal: Thematic Indicators to Monitor the Education 2030 Agenda.†Paris: UNESCO/UIS. </p> </div> </section> </div><!-- .main_entry --> <div class="entry_details"> <div class="item galleys"> <h2 class="pkp_screen_reader"> Downloads </h2> <ul class="value galleys_links"> <li> <a class="obj_galley_link pdf" href="https://journals.charlotte.edu/index.php/dsj/article/view/506/pdf"> PDF </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="item published"> <section class="sub_item"> <h2 class="label"> Published </h2> <div class="value"> <span>2016-03-17</span> </div> </section> </div> <div class="item issue"> <section class="sub_item"> <h2 class="label"> Issue </h2> <div class="value"> <a class="title" href="https://journals.charlotte.edu/index.php/dsj/issue/view/64"> Vol. 1 No. 1 (2016) </a> </div> </section> <section class="sub_item"> <h2 class="label"> Section </h2> <div class="value"> Reflections </div> </section> </div> <div class="item copyright"> <h2 class="label"> License </h2> <p>Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:</p><p>a. 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