caa a22 4500 463161831 CHVBK 20180406164750.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10734-006-9006-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10734-006-9006-8 Preparing professionals for lifelong learning: Comparative examination of master's education programs [Elektronische Daten] [Carol Kasworm, Lis Hemmingsen] There has been continued debate regarding educational policies and practices regarding the lifelong learning social order with significant focus upon the preparation of educators of children and youth for this global lifelong learning society. However, there has been limited discussion and research regarding the professional preparation of lifelong learning adult educators. This article investigates the current status of graduate professional programs to prepare lifelong learning adult educators (individuals who are prepared and credentialed through a professional graduate master's degree in adult education and human resource development). Because of differing international policies and structures of graduate education, this discussion will present a comparative examination of current structures and characteristics of master's degree programs at two institutional sites located in Denmark and the USA. Current objectives, characteristics, and understandings of graduate professional preparation programs will be delineated between these two case studies. Contextual issues and influences in the preparation of lifelong learning adult educators will be discussed, with comparative discussions of cultural norms and policies regarding graduate professional preparation, innovative programmatic and instructional efforts, engagement of theory and best practices in lifelong learning, and comparative cultural differences between program students and faculty. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., 2006 Lifelong learning nationallicence Adult education nationallicence Human resource development nationallicence Master's education nationallicence Professional graduate preparation nationallicence Lifelong education nationallicence Graduate education nationallicence Kasworm Carol Department of Adult and Community College Education, North Carolina State University, 300 Poe Hall, Campus Box 7801, 27695-7801, Raleigh, NC, USA aut Hemmingsen Lis Danish University of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark aut Higher Education Kluwer Academic Publishers 54/3(2007-09-01), 449-468 0018-1560 54:3<449 2007 54 10734 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9006-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-006-9006-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kasworm Carol Department of Adult and Community College Education, North Carolina State University, 300 Poe Hall, Campus Box 7801, 27695-7801, Raleigh, NC, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hemmingsen Lis Danish University of Education, Copenhagen, Denmark aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Higher Education Kluwer Academic Publishers 54/3(2007-09-01), 449-468 0018-1560 54:3<449 2007 54 10734 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence SWISSBIB 351970959 BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer