ABSTRACT Adult education is a key component of worldwide collaborative efforts to achieve social justice aims, such as the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. Such collaborative efforts require the involvement of all sectors, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs). In particular, given the prevalence of globalising and neoliberal influences on development, NGOs providing adult education programmes must navigate complex political and financial hurdles in addition to cultural differences. To evolve our understanding of the role NGOs and their efforts play in international development education, this systematic literature review investigates adult education programmes of NGOs operating in Non-Western contexts. Findings indicate programmes require stakeholder commitment to social justice, concerted efforts to adapt to social and economic contexts, and intentional cultivation of local and international partnerships. While findings align with a general understanding of effective practices within different cultural contexts, this synthesis of empirical work provides a foundation for deeper understanding of how to implement such culturally relevant practices and improve the path forward for NGO adult education programmes and partnerships.

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在非西方背景下运作的非政府组织的成人教育计划：实证文献回顾

摘要 成人教育是实现社会正义目标（如联合国可持续发展目标）的全球合作努力的关键组成部分。这种合作努力需要包括非政府组织 (NGO) 在内的所有部门的参与。特别是，鉴于全球化和新自由主义对发展的影响盛行，提供成人教育计划的非政府组织除了文化差异外，还必须克服复杂的政治和财务障碍。为了加深我们对非政府组织及其在国际发展教育中的作用的理解，这篇系统的文献综述调查了在非西方环境中运作的非政府组织的成人教育计划。调查结果表明，项目需要利益相关者对社会正义的承诺，共同努力适应社会和经济环境，并有意识地培养本地和国际伙伴关系。虽然调查结果与对不同文化背景下的有效实践的一般理解一致，但这种实证工作的综合为更深入地理解如何实施这些文化相关的实践和改进非政府组织成人教育计划和伙伴关系的前进道路提供了基础。