Feature. New initiatives in Sweden are bringing practice-oriented research into adult education. Two Nordic experts share their insights about how adult education research and the use of it could be ...
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.
Essay. 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.
Three Voices. Scholars from Iceland, Finland and Ireland share why they embarked on an academic career and how they chose their research topic.
Spot on. Discourse around opportunity and access often overshadows the realities of educational policies and structures in Europe, David Kazamias writes.
Speaker's Corner. Basic skills training for low skilled adults requires diverse approaches, forms and tools, Ivana Studená writes.
Editorial. Technology alone cannot solve the big challenges of the coming decades. Soft skills are needed more and more, but do we understand what learning these skills requires in the digital world?
News story. Climate change can be influenced on many different levels: through personal choices, national legislation and international agreements.
Spot on. The task of critical and democratic adult education is to address awkward questions, including those about the adult education sector, writes Lisa Maria Reilly.
Interview. Ksenija Nikić talks about tensions with state authorities, fighting GONGO organisations and the other challenges she faces in her job at Civic Initiatives.
Feature. Experts and researchers call for adult education to return to its roots and reinvent political education.
Three voices. What kind of challenges do adults face in terms of money management and what are the best ways to improve financial skills? Three experts from organisations working against over-indebted...
