This study was conducted with the aim of exploring the outcomes, limitations, and alternatives of the Lifelong Learning City project being implemented with the aim of revitalizing local lifelong education. To this end, data were collected through 7 individual interviews and FGI for a total of 22 experts, including 8 policy experts and 14 on-site practitioners between July and August 2018. The analysis revealed three points. First, the lifelong learning city contributed positively to the expansion of individual learning opportunities and the lifelong education programs; however, the quality improvement of lifelong education programs for the capacity growth of individual residents and local communities is still weak. Second, meaningful local cases have been made through lifelong learning city projects based on the local community, but when it is led by the government, there is a limit to reflecting the the regional characteristics. Third, participation of the basic local governments in the expansion of lifelong learning city projects contributed to securing quantitative stability, but the future of lifelong learning cities seems uncertain due to the unstable support system and weak professional manpower. The significance of this study is that the insiders’ voice based on their own reflections on the Lifelong Learning City project was represented and that this research pinpointed the gaps between the claimed vision and the reality of the project, where we can take off to the next leve

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