THE SHANGHAI SEVEN AFTER 21 YEARS: REFLECTIONS ON THE BREAKTHROUGH ICAE MEETING IN CHINA.

ADULT education; CONFERENCES & conventions; EDUCATION associations; DEVELOPING countries; FANG Jing; DUKE, Chris; WONG, Charles; INTERNATIONAL cooperation

SHANGHAI (China); CHINA

The article focuses on the importance of the 1984 International Council of Adult Education (ICAE) symposium in Shanghai, China. The ICAE is developed to allow educators from developing countries to express themselves. The event which participated by seven adult educators from China and Western country permits them to meet their counterparts and to share their theories, systems and applications on adult education. The seven participants including Fang Jing, Chris Duke and Charles Wong have made their own presentation in the meeting.