Anne Tastula
(MA) is the editor of ELM Magazine.
Contact: anne.tastula(at)kvs.fi; +358 40 1523 830
Discussing similarities and differences in global adult education
We asked four students from different parts of the world to reflect on their experience at the international Winter School of Adult Education and Lifelong Learning.
Enjoy art and drinks and learn in an urban environment
Kalab is a community centre in Bratislava run by volunteers who saw a cure for intolerance in bringing people together.
How do they do it? – It is time to modernise the practices of sex education for adults
Enough of calling masturbation a sin and sexuality education a subject about reproduction. Both youth and adults are a vital target group when talking about sexuality. Professionals working in education and with human well-being are all needed in the modernisation of sex education in Europe.
Ingredients in successful sex education for adults
Sex educator Pelle Ullholm from long-running Swedish sexual and reproductive health organisation, RFSU, shares 5 tips on how to target the adult audience.
A move to improve health literacy for the ageing population
Research study on the ability to understand health issues, communicate about health and take decisions about health has had a successful continuum.
The fight against disease mongering
Misleading health stories can have horrid effects on people’s lives. The responsibility of media literacy and critical thinking rests on the shoulders of both the makers and readers of health journalism. Patients should learn to ask stupid questions and use review criteria to determine the credibility of health news.
Dare to Learn – the melting pot for educationists in Helsinki
The second Dare to Learn event showcased the best conventions and the brightest new ideas on education and learning.
More research needed on adult education funding
A European project called FinALE aimed at untangling the complex systems of adult education funding and identifying good practices, until its funding was reduced.
Taking the Sámi language back
It can be challenging for indigenous people to stick to their traditional livelihoods, culture, language and identity in the modern world. To keep their culture vital, the Scandic Sámi people utilise adult education centres across national borders.
How to change history?
The past 100 years have seen many changes in the teaching of the narrative of the Finnish Civil War. Adult education and independent studying are ways of receiving an up-to-date history lesson.
