Learning Down Under: Adult education for the disadvantaged
Local learning centres have an important role in educating disadvantaged people in Victoria, Australia.
“Common standards for migrants’ skills needed in the EU”
Adult educators need to make the benefits of adult education in integration visible to decision-makers, says MEP Sirpa Pietikäinen.
Polarisation is the opposite of social inclusion
Sometimes the good efforts of starting a dialogue between opposing counterparts lead to the fact that more fuel is poured on an already inflamed situation. That is where the knowledge of the dynamics of polarisation come in handy.
Online guide helps to see the world behind news
Better awareness of global development issues encourage journalists and public to challenge their world view and be more critical towards news.
Where are you heading, EU?
Two Finnish EU experts debate about the state of the EU in 2017.
War shadows education in Somalia
How to get the basic education for everyone from school children to adult learners in a war torn society with little resources at hand? This is a challenge Ministry for Education and higher Education in Somalia is dealing with.
Job markets are opening for open learners
Academic qualification has become more attainable due to the development of open learning programmes. As an increasing number of students pursue education through open universities, qualifications and job market values have to be reconsidered.
Depressive news
Mental health problems continue as one of the major public health problems in Europe. The good news is that adult educators stand on the side of a solution. The text is an editorial written for issue 3/2017 on Adult Education and Mental Health.
Tools to tackle anxiety and depression
If you suffer from depression or anxiety, you might want to try out a “Learn to tackle” course. Instead of distant professionals, here the instructors are volunteers, who have been there themselves.
Patients or students? It can make a difference
Social environmental conditions may play a significant part in the treatment of severe mental illness.
