We are more than mere consumers of what already exists
The underlying assumption in the discourse of resilience appears to be that the world is beyond our control, writes Maja Maksimovic. The text is a column written for issue 4/2021 on Redefining Resilience.
Between suffering and survival – the quest for Ecoresilience
Adult education needs to shift the focus from individual resilience onto multidisciplinary, systemic approaches, writes Björn Wallen. The text is a column written for issue 4/2021 on Redefining Resilience.
Can non-formal education be the future of lifelong learning?
Coming out of the pandemic, adult education needs to find ways to transition forward in a way that is democratic and accessible. Resilient adult education leaves no-one behind.
Elm examines learning resilience with OEB
Elm Magazine partners up with Online Educa Berlin for a theme issue in which Elm Magazine examines what resilience in adult education means right now and in the future.
Adult Learning and Education after Brexit: Plus ça Change?
How different will things really be for Adult Learning and Education in the UK after Brexit, asks Alex Stevenson. The text is a column written for Speakers’ Corner series.
Strange Places: Weaving self and other in adult education research
Research in adult education needs to address inequality but not at the expense of its students, Lisa Maria Reilly writes. The text is a column written for issue 3/2021 on Research & Practice of Adult Education.
Education journals can be mediators and agenda setters
Adult education journals and publications are important communicators of research-based knowledge. More and more of them are becoming fully digital.
Curiosity led Bjarne Wahlgren to work at the intersection of two worlds
For Bjarne Wahlgren, it was a natural choice to have one career line in education practice and one in academia. More focus on learning transfer is urgently needed, he argues.
Sustainable knowledge transfer requires new ways of collaboration
The dialogue between research and practice in adult education must start with considering the fundamental differences between both systems, writes Peter Brandt from the DIE. The text is an essay written for issue 3/2021 on Research & Practice of Adult Education.
“I wanted to change the system” – Three paths to research in adult education
Scholars from Iceland, Finland and Ireland share why they embarked on an academic career and how they chose their research topic.
