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<journal-id>2182-8474</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Sisyphus - Journal of Education]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Sisyphus]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2182-8474</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2182-84742022000300006</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25749/sis.27553</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[International perspectives on comparative analysis: policy and practices in adult education]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Perspetivas internacionais e análise comparada: políticas e práticas de educação de adultos]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Perspectivas internacionales y análisis comparativo: políticas y prácticas de educación de adultos]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guimarães]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Paula]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Egetenmeyer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Regina]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Alves]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Natália]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Educação UIDEF]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Würzburg Faculty of Human Sciences Institute for Education]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Germany</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Educação UIDEF]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>10</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>10</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>6</fpage>
<lpage>8</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2182-84742022000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2182-84742022000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2182-84742022000300006&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract This thematic issue of Sisyphus aims at contributing to understanding diversity, fragmentation and complexity of comparison in adult education research, focussing on policy and practices developed in different parts of the world. The articles to be include in this issue are the outcome of the vivid discussion held in the INTALL Adult Education Academy 2021, promoted by the University of Würzburg, when the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on every ones&#8217; lives, in special in those attending this educational initiative. Joined by more than 60 students and 20 teaching staff from higher education institutions of 5 continents, the INTALL Adult Education Academy is a significant event to reflect critically about adult education comparison when a health situation constrained and still constrains mobility and face-to-face teaching.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo Este número temático da Sisyphus visa contribuir para a compreensão da diversidade, fragmentação e complexidade da comparação na investigação em educação de adultos, com destaque para as políticas e práticas desenvolvidas em diferentes partes do mundo. Os artigos deste número são o resultado da discussão realizada na Academia de Educação de Adultos INTALL 2021, promovida pela Universidade de Würzburg, quando a pandemia de COVID-19 teve um impacto significativo na vida de todos, em especial daqueles que participaram nesta iniciativa. Com a presença de mais de 60 alunos e 20 docentes de instituições de ensino superior dos 5 continentes, a Academia de Educação de Adultos INTALL é um evento durante o qual se reflete criticamente sobre a educação de adultos num tempo em que a situação sanitária condicionou e condiciona ainda a mobilidade e o ensino presencial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen El número temático de Sisyphus pretende contribuir paraa comprender la diversidad, la fragmentación y la complejidad de la comparación en la investigación sobre educación de adultos, centrándose en las políticas y prácticas desarrolladas en diferentes partes del mundo. Los artículos que se incluirán en este número son el resultado de la vívida discusión que tuvo lugar en la Academia de Educación de Adultos INTALL 2021, promovida por la Universidad de Würzburg, cuando la pandemia de COVID-19 tuvo un impacto significativo en la vida de todos, en especial en aquellos participaron en esta iniciativa educativa. Con la participación de más de 60 estudiantes y 20 docentes de instituciones de educación superior de los 5 continentes, la Academia de Educación de Adultos INTALL es un evento significativo para reflexionar críticamente sobre la comparación con la educación, cuando una situación de salud aún restringe la movilidad y la enseñanza presencial.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[policies of adult education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[practices of adult education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[comparative analysis in education]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[políticas de educação de adultos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[práticas de educação de adultos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[educação comparada]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[políticas de educación de adultos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[prácticas de educación de adultos]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[análisis comparativo en educación]]></kwd>
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