Adult learning and the challenges of social and cultural diversity: diverse lives, cultures, learnings and literacies. Libro 3.

European societies have historically been characterised by rich but often problematic sources of social and cultural diversity.In this socially and culturally diverse Europe, the development of adult education and adult learning was charaterised by wide variety of educational practices in different European regions and societies. Thes practices constitued historically specific responses to the learning challenges arising from the modernization of European societies and development of industrial societies.