The State of Adult Education

Abstract

I want to look at the state of adult education in Ireland. I am suggesting that the
 state here means both the condition in which we now find adult education and
 the role of the Irish State in adult education. I will briefly outline
 • some recent developments in adult education;
 • make some critical comments on the state of adult education;
 • look at the links between the State and the economy and civil society that have important implications for adult education.