Encouraging eco-social learning
Three voices. Learning about climate is more crucial than ever – but we still have too few opportunities and places for informal climate learning. How can climate awareness be facilitated in urban s...
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Three voices. Learning about climate is more crucial than ever – but we still have too few opportunities and places for informal climate learning. How can climate awareness be facilitated in urban s...
Spot on. The creation of new learning opportunities in the cities should include also the idea that the negative effects of urbanisation could be solved, writes Lauri Tuomi.
Feature. What if the whole city was a lifelong learning space in itself? The Finnish capital Helsinki is aiming to lead the way in this.
Editorial. As more and more people become packed into cities, all aspects of our lives, including learning, will be urbanised. But does the environment have any effect on learning at all?
Editorial. The pace of change in the world is already so fast that nobody can avoid lifelong learning.
Interview. Are you worried about climate change? Many young people will say “yes”. The concern of young people about the environment is real, and it is the job of adults to take it seriously, says...
Feature. Thanks to mainly education, the global fertility rate has decreased at a remarkable pace for decades. However, there is another challenge that adult education can rise to. It’s not only abo...
News story. To fight climate change, an alternative to selfish "homo economicus" is needed.
Three voices. Stopping climate change requires innovations from across all sectors of society. In this article, a growing business, a political party and a civil society initiative share their views o...
Education should urgently break the chains of society and economy so that learning can genuinely bring about new thinking, says Erkka Laininen.
Essex Havard, Ian Fraser and Bridget McKenzie explain why museums in Britain have taken on the task of adult education about environment and climate.
Beside efforts to repair the damage, numerous education programs and research analyses have been initiated to increase resilience of citizens and communities all around Serbia.
Climate change is the biggest learning challenge of our time - and perhaps also a chance to ask again what kind of life we want.
“Transition for sustainability is possible. If the transition movement joins forces with non-formal education, we could turn the tide.” says Jesaia Loweiko.
Using intelligent intuition may be a game-changing tool in solving wicked problems such as climate change. Intuition is a learnable skill, argues researcher Asta Raami, and it enables us to tap into o...
Interview. Adult education should help us live the rest of mankind's time with dignity, says Professor Anja Heikkinen.
After an unprecedented low, the future of Portugal's cork industry now looks bright. Much of it is due to the Portuguese Cork Association's campaigning, centered around the growing demand for ecologic...
Our best bet in equipping ourselves for the future is to retain a curious, learning mind.
Three voices. A Buddhist, a neo-pagan Druid and a Transcendental Meditation teacher share their learning philosophies.
Meera Tiwari visits the status quo of the Millennum Development Goals -what have they achieved? How do we build on them?
Very soon, solemn statements will be penned, about finally extending education for all, about finally ending poverty.