This book covers wide range topics such as education for work and living education for social transformation impact of ICTs on lifelong learning economics of adult learning worldwide systems of adult education.

Literacy and basic education are powerful force multipliers that greatly enhance the success of all the developmental efforts. They open up whole new worlds of personal, civic, economic and lifelong- learning opportunities for individuals that enable them to progress personally and professionally. Sincere efforts have been made to eradicate illiteracy in the country over the years, resulting in substantial progress towards improving access to adult education and lifelong learning. However, India still has a sizeable number of illiterates. The Sustainable Development Goal 4.6 of the United Nations aims at ensuring that by 2030, all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy. This book deals with the various aspects of adult literacy and lifelong learning in this context. It will be beneficial for adult education practitioners, researchers, and scholars working sincerely to accommodate the different learning needs of learners and equip them to develop sustainable and critical life skills for their professional requirements.