CONFINTEA VII – what to expect?
Katarina Popovic from ICAE answers some questions about this milestone event and the civil society’s role in it.
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Katarina Popovic from ICAE answers some questions about this milestone event and the civil society’s role in it.
World of research. Irene-Angelica Chounta explores how hackathons and other types of “digital making” can make academic learning a more hands-on experience.
Three quick ones. Play is often cited as ‘the work of children’, but play does not leave us when we become adults, says Dr Peter King.
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.
Speakers’ Corner. Paulo Freire’s notions on reflection, genuine dialogue and critical thinking are still relevant today, writes Peter Mayo.
Interview. Therapists discuss the meaning of resilience in relation to their practice. They highlight the importance of engaging in an honest dialogue with oneself.
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.
Editorial. The journalistic media also plays a role in making research-based knowledge more accessible and visible in everyday life.
Feature. Adult education journals and publications are important communicators of research-based knowledge. More and more of them are becoming fully digital.
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 ...