Aims and Scope

Aims

『Journal of Lifelong Learning Society (JLLS)』 is an academic journal that seeks to contribute to facilitatiing new developments and expansion of exchanges in pedagogy, and further implementation of a lifelong learning society by theoretically and empirically exploring lifelong education, lifelong learning, and a learning society.

Scope

Research on the 'lifelong learning society' requires new perspectives, analytical insights, and an integrated approach from various academic fields such as education, vocational training, and ICT engineering. Accordingly, the 『Journal of Lifelong Learning Society』 embraces the existing fields of lifelong education, distance education, educational technology, adult higher education, as well as vocational education and human resource development. Furthermore, beyond the traditional topics in pedagogy, we welcome exploratory and convergent research that presents the ideology, philosophy, system, policy, ecology, culture, welfare, and future prospects of the learning society, and we also recommend research dealing with diverse entities forming the learning society such as multicultural people, disabled people, out-of-school youth, etc. We look forward to the submission of many innovative and creative manuscripts that cross disciplinary boundaries.

Topics

• ㆍLifelong education
• ㆍDistance education
• ㆍEducational technology
• ㆍAdult higher education
• ㆍVocational education and human resource development
• ㆍResearch on the ideology and philosophy of a learning society
• ㆍResearch on the systems and policies of a learning society
• ㆍResearch on the ecology and culture of a learning society
• ㆍResearch on the welfare and future prospects of a learning society
• ㆍResearch on the entities of various learning societies such as multicultural education, special education (education for the disabled), and out-of-school youth education

A Brief History

2022.

Professor Yun Yeokak (Korea National Open University) was reoppointed as the 6th Editor-in-Chief.

2021.

Maintained the accredited academic journal for continuous evaulation of the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF Korea).

2019.

Professor Yun Yeokak (Korea National Open University) was reoppointed as the 5th Editor-in-Chief.

2018.

Maintained the accredited academic journal for continuous evaulation by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF Korea).

2016.

Professor Yun Yeokak (Korea National Open University) was inaugurated as the 4th Editor-in-Chief.

2015.

Maintained the accredited academic journal for continuous evaulation by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF Korea).

2014.

Launched the journal publication four times a year (2/28, 5/31, 8/31, 11/31).

2013.

Professor Soonghee Han (Seoul National University) was inaugurated as the 3rd Editor-in-Chief.

2011.

Launched the journal publication three times a year (4/30, 8/31,12/31).
Selected a accredited academic journal by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF Korea).

2010.

Accepted the continuous evaluation of the accredited candidate academic journal by former the National Research Foundation of Korea (KRF).
Professor Sungho Kwon (Hanyang University) was inaugurated as the 2nd Editor-in-Chief.

2008.

Selected a accredited candidate academic journal  by former the National Research Foundation of Korea (KRF).

2005.

The first issue of the 『Journal of Lifelong Learning Society』 was published. Professor Rha Il-ju (Seoul National University) was oppointed as the 1st Editor-in-Chief

1978.

『Journal of Distance Education』 (Vol. 1-17) was published.