Lambert, SteveSun, QiKang, HaijunArchuleta, Kristi2023-07-072023-07-072023-06-12Sun, Q., Kang, H., Archuleta, K. and Lambert, S. (2023). Guest editorial: Adult and higher education in changing global contexts: innovative theory and practices from Asian countries and beyond. Higher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning, 13(3), 445-449. https://doi.org/10.1108/HESWBL-06-2023-2892042-389610.1108/HESWBL-06-2023-289http://hdl.handle.net/10034/627903© 2023, Emerald Publishing Limited. This AAM is provided for your own personal use only. It may not be used for resale, reprinting, systematic distribution, emailing, or for any other commercial purpose without the permission of the publisher.We are delighted to present this Special Issue (SI) entitled Adult and Higher Education in Changing Global Contexts: Innovative Theory and Practices from Asian Countries and Beyond to the esteemed readers of the Journal of Higher Education, Skills, and Work-Based Learning (HESWBL). The inspiration behind this issue stems from over two decades of research and scholarship presented at the Asian Adult Education Conference (AAE) (https://asianadulteducation.weebly.com/) originally known as the Asian Diaspora Adult Education Pre-Conference that has been organized in conjunction with the Adult Education Research Conference (AERC). AAE's mission has been to provide an academic forum for research and scholarship exchange, and mutual collaborations among scholars, researchers, educators, practitioners and policymakers in adult and higher education from the East, West and Rest. Since 2003, AAE has grown into the leading pre-conference at AERC, actively promoting research and co-constructing academic scholarship in the adult and higher education field.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/Higher EducationTheory and PracticeAsiaGlobal contextsArticleHigher Education, Skills and Work-Based Learning