Three Voices. Experts in adult education for inmates in Sweden, Scotland and Italy talk about the challenges and innovations of the penitentiary system in their countries.
World of Research. Pascale Mompoint-Gaillard’s research provides insights about supporting engagement, particularly in an online environment. Emotions really matter in engaging learning, she says.
Editorial. Amid societal and environmental threats, engaging in learning might lose its priority. It is important to keep asking what education can and should offer us.
We still know little about the adults who dropped out of learning during the pandemic. Educators across Europe worry that re-engaging these “lost” learners will be a challenge.
Essay. The recent UNESCO report is calling us all to rethink our understanding of what education and lifelong learning mean, writes Jon Torfi Jonasson.
Meet the board: Maja Maksimović believes that learning pathways should leave room for unpredictability, intellectual curiosity and enthusiasm.
Meet the board series introduces Elm editorial board members. Antra Carlsen believes in continuous exchange of know-how.
Interview. Therapists discuss the meaning of resilience in relation to their practice. They highlight the importance of engaging in an honest dialogue with oneself.
Interview. Two education experts share their visions on the democratic potential of the open online education and resources.
Reportage. A health organization trained local grandmothers, gogos, to help tackle rising mental health problems in the area. Gogos are respected in the community and easy to approach.
Spot on. The underlying assumption in the discourse of resilience appears to be that the world is beyond our control, writes Maja Maksimovic.
Spot on. Adult education needs to shift the focus from individual resilience onto multidisciplinary, systemic approaches, writes Björn Wallen.
