%0 Journal Article
%T Estonia on the backdrop of the European Union states: country-specific institutional context and lifelong learning
%A Ellu Saar
%A Jelena Helem e
%J Studies for the Learning Society
%@ 1736-7107
%D 2008
%I 
%R 10.2478/v10240-012-0014-1
%X The paper focuses on how the institutional design of education systems shapes opportunities for lifelong learning. Our main aim is to reveal to what extent Estonia, as a new member state, is a specific case for the EU. We expect the Estonian case to diverge from the patterns of links, between education systems and participation in non-formal education, predicted by the theories and characteristics of the old EU member-states. The authors use aggregate data about participation in non-formal learning in a number of European Union countries, based on an ad hoc module included in the EU Labour Force Survey 2003.
%K non-formal education
%K education and training system
%K training gap
%U http://versita.metapress.com/content/051818g6k726g386/?p=e1b8cd8d03ee4338ba27214c6298e9ee&pi=1