5th ERDI Expert Seminar

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5th ERDI Expert Seminar

• Participation in Adult Education
• Why does it matter?
• What are we cross about?
• What do we want to achieve?

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WHY DOES IT MATTER?

• for policy reasons
• for doing better policy
• challenging existing policy
• values behind research ( practice?)
• equal opportunities, humanistic ideals
• understanding learning motives reasons
• diminishing social inequality
• improving practice

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What are we cross about?

• perfect world vs. current reality
• individual reality, lifesituations vs. learning
  arrangements
• understanding needs
• better information on learning opportunities
  needed
• focus on learners instead of organisations
• ignorance on how word LLL is used
• research questions direct research results, more
  focus on (non)learners point of view
• quality of courses on offer
• knowledge/curriculum and participation
• politicians and their questions

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What do we want to achieve?

• a better/perfect world
• cross disciplinary interaction in search of
  truth!
• definition of participation?
• better use of international surveys
• informal learning included as well
• better awareness through AL
• quality of participation / attendance figures
• is new research / models needed?
• better understanding of reality
• better understanding between all actors
• a new seminar