The Editors : Rudolf Husemann is Professor for Adult Education at the University of Erfurt. His main subjects are adult and vocational education in the context of biography, labour market and industrial change, regional and comparative aspects. Anja Heikkinen is Professor for Adult Education at the University of Jyväskula, Finland. Her main subjects are adult and vocational education in the historical and comparative perspective.
She is the co-ordinator of EUROVET, the international network of history and culture in vocational education. She has published several books, e.g. Life long learning, One Focus, Different Systems, Peter Lang 2002.