EARLALL Seminar on Liberal Adult Eduaction

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• EARLALL -Seminar on Liberal Adult Eduaction
• Britten Månsson-Wallin
• Secretary General
• Folkbildningsrådet
• The Swedish National Council of Adult Education
• www.folkbildning.se

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What is folkbildning?

• Folkbildning
• The liberal non-formal and voluntary eductional
  system in Sweden comprised of
• Folk High Schools (148)
• Study associations (9 national organisations
• with some 260 local departments)
• Folk High Schools
• Schools for adults (over 18) run by NGOs or
  county councils
• Long and short courses on various levels, 50lt
  qualify for university studies
• Each school has its own board and profile
• Each term around 100,000 participants (27,000
  long courses)

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Decree on Government Subsidy for Liberal Adult
Education

• The conditions for government grants to liberal
  adult education are stated in the Decree on
  Government Subsidy for Liberal Adult Education.
• The aims of the government subsidy
• furthering activities that empower women and men
  to shape their lives and create commitments for
  taking part in developing society
• strengthening and developing democracy
• Broadening cultural interest in society,
  increasing participation in cultural life and
  furthering the enjoyment of cultural events and
  peoples own creativity

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The Government Bill for Liberal Adult Education
2006 Learn, Grow, Change

• The goverments focus Democracy, lifelong
  learning and personal development
• The government promotes 7 fields of action
• Valuing learning
• The challenges of the multicultural society
• The demographic challenge
• The lifelong learning
• Cultural activity
• People with disabilities
• Public health, sustainable development and global
  justice

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General courses (1-3 years) a way to qualify
for Higher Education

• Students/participants
• not completed their secondary education
• special educational needs
• Short basic education
• Various disabilities
• Immigrants with special needs
• Study assessment achieved at FHS
• an overall assessment of their aptitude for
  studies
• (excellent study aptitude,very good, good or poor)

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Special courses (1-2 years) - a way to deepen
your interest - to get vocational education

• Various educational levels
• Aestetic subjects, environmental studies,
  subjects relating to developing countries
• Journalist, youth leader programmes

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History of Folk High Schools(FHS)

• 1868
• 3 Folk High Schools
• Farmers need of education, political ambitions
  
• 2009
• 148 Folk High Schools all over the country
• 2 test FHS-projects for Romanies and Muslims
• A central concept has always been - everyones
  right to knowledge, development and to influence
  societal development (to become an active citizen)

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What is Folkbildningsrådet ? The Swedish
National Council of Adult Eucation

• A non-profit association with certain
  authoritative tasks delegated by the Government
  and the Parliament
• Three members
• The Swedish Association of Local Authorities and
  Regions (SKL)
• The Interest Organisation for Popular Movement
  Folk High Schools (RIO)
• The Swedish National Federation of Study
  Associations (Fbf)

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The Swedish National Council of Adult Education

• Distributes government grants to study
  associations and folk high schools
• Tries appliances from new study associations and
  folk high schools
• Evaluates and follows up folkbildning activities
  according to the Decree on Government Subsidies
  to Folkbildning
• Submits budgetary documentation and annual
  reports to the government

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Governmental subsidies 2009 to 148 Folk High
Schools

• 1 540 000 000 Sv kr
• Subsidies from Regions and County councils
• 528 000 000 Sv kr (2008)

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Thank you ! Good luck with -liberal
adult education -popular education -non
formal adult education -adult learning
activities in your country !