Chapter 4 – Teaching case – Implementing lifelong learning at the local level using the learning city approach

 Guiding questions

Ÿ  How can this handbook’s guidance on LLL policy design and implementation be applied to the local level?

Ÿ  Which public policy issues are of particular relevance to the local level?

Ÿ  What are some policy innovations that can be designed for a learning city?

Ÿ  What are the main characteristics of policy implementation using the learning city model?

Ÿ  How can monitoring and evaluation support the implementation of a LLL policy in a learning city?

In the first three chapters of this handbook, different examples of LLL initiatives were presented to highlight the main considerations when designing and implementing LLL policies. The information and examples included encourage reflection on the expected benefits, possible orientations and main challenges associated with LLL policy adoption, design and implementation.  As has been described, the development and implementation of LLL policy concerns different levels of government – from national to local levels. Chapter 4 will now explore LLL at the local level, putting this handbook’s prior guidance into practice by applying it to one example of an LLL policy: the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).