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THEME ISSUE

Adult Education and Urban Learning 4/2019

Urban Learning in Europe – a journey to co-living and learning spaces

Reportage. What do human beings hope from their urban environments? One answer is non-commercial spaces allowing them to engage in meaningful social interactions and new experiences. But building educ...

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Enjoy art and drinks and learn in an urban environment

Reportage. Kalab is a community centre in Bratislava run by volunteers who saw a cure for intolerance in bringing people together.

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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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Libraries increase public space in Beirut

Feature. Beirut’s first municipal library was opened at the beginning of the millennium. In the libraries of Lebanon’s capital city there is a desire to promote not only lifelong learning but also...

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Everyday learning forgotten in cities

Feature. The fragmentation of groups of people and a decline in face-to-face encounters do not bode well for informal or everyday learning. As a result of migration, differences between countries, cit...

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EDITORIAL

Learning in a close urban community

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?

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SPOT ON

Has lifelong learning anything to do with urbanisation?

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.

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Adult Education Journal: The denser and more urban a university campus is, the more informal learning happens

News story. Increased competitiveness and more visibility in society. These requirements have become familiar to universities in recent years. How to make them a reality? A study from Finland offers o...

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The whole city teaches

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.

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Stories create identity for one’s own urban life

Reportage. Life in a city is shaped by common history. How can these roots be best discovered? By telling stories! At "narrative cafés", people sit comfortably together and talk about their experienc...

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Engaging and Re-engaging

How can adult education reach out to those who are not currently engaging in learning?

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4/2021

Redefining Resilience

Resilience has become as a buzz-word but is also widely criticised. What does it actually mean in adult learning and education?

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3/2021

Research & Practice of Adult Education

Should there be more dialogue between research and practice in adult education?

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