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Humanising the human – why Freire’s legacy still resonates across the world

Three Voices. A PhD student, education specialist and professor share how Paulo Freire has affected their thinking and approach to work.

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The two faces of adult education

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.

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Continuing Education? No thanks!

Speakers' Corner. Resistance to continuing education is a reasonable, meaningful, legitimate defence against the imposition of the endless learning efforts adults are confronted with.

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How to lie with statistics

Feature. Statistics are used for clarifying big data and making it more comprehensible. They can also be used in misleading ways, either by accident or in order to influence us. Do we actually underst...

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Why is it so hard to make rational decisions about money?

Three Quick Ones. Psychology is an important dimension of financial literacy. Subconscious emotions such as shame, fear and pleasure always play into our relationship with money.

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The real numeracy needs of 21st century are neglected

Feature. Generic numeracy training is rarely interesting or helpful for most adults, researchers claim. Instead, adult education should help people to critically evaluate the structures behind our dat...

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Beliefs matter in numeracy education

Interview. Beliefs in adult education should be studied more, says researcher Sonja Beeli. Personal learning histories and specific incidents strongly influence someone’s view of mathematics – and...

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How does stress affect our learning abilities?

Three quick ones. Facing an unexpected situation causes a stress reaction that can physiologically be compared to fear. These changes have an impact on what we memorise and how we learn.

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Skills gap analysis for the future

News story. Global pandemics, technological development, climate change, migration and aging populations all affect the types of skills that are needed in societies. The Norwegian Committee on Skill N...

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Dying for beginners

Feature. “Last Aid Courses” have been gaining popularity in many parts of the world. They aim to offer basic knowledge in palliative care but also break taboos around death.

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Participation in adult education and the pandemic: Who is missing out?

Speakers’ Corner. Low-skilled and low-paid adults are providing essential services and known as key workers during the current pandemic. Will they have better chances for personal and career-related...

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What keeps Portugal’s elderly offline?

News story. In Portugal only slightly over one third of senior citizens use the internet. In order to fight this digital exclusion, more must be done, researcher Celiana Azevedo argues.

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  • Advocacy (54)
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  • Culture (41)
  • Environment (20)
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  • Gender (14)
  • Good practices & innovation (85)
  • Media (30)
  • Migration (16)
  • Minorities (22)
  • Nonformal learning (97)
  • Pedagogy (39)
  • Policy (46)
  • Project (25)
  • Research (52)
  • Technology (26)
  • Third age (15)
  • Wellbeing (41)
  • Working life (28)
  • Youth (11)

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