ERIC Number: ED574057
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 156
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ISBN: 978-92-9201-664-7
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Adult Education and Training in Europe: Widening Access to Learning Opportunities. Eurydice Report
Kocanova, Daniela; Bourgeois, Ania; de Almeida Coutinho, Ana Sofia
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission
Through a comprehensive overview of policies and data related to the renewed European agenda for adult learning, this Eurydice report aims to support the exchange of policy and practice between countries. The report concentrates on measures to ensure that the most vulnerable groups of adult learners, in particular those with low basic skills or insufficient qualifications, have appropriate access to lifelong learning opportunities. The report's six chapters cover background statistical data on adult education and training, national policy commitments to adult learning, main types of publicly subsidised programmes, learning flexibility and progression pathways, outreach initiatives and guidance services as well as targeted financial support. The report is mainly based on information gathered through the Eurydice Network in 2014 and covers 35 national education systems located in 32 European countries (all EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey). Alongside Eurydice information, it also includes data from a range of research projects and statistical data from international surveys. Appended to the report are: (1) Annex 1; (2) Annex 2; (3) Glossary; (4) Acknowledgements; and (5) and Eurydice National Units. [Anna Mc Namee and Anne Gaudry-Lachet contributed to this report. For a companion report: "Adult Education and Training in Europe: Programmes to Raise Achievement in Basic Skills. Country Descriptions," see ED574056.]
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Access to Education, Educational Opportunities, Annual Reports, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, International Educational Exchange, At Risk Students, Disadvantaged, Statistical Data, Human Capital, Lifelong Learning, Student Participation, Basic Skills, Educational Improvement, International Assessment, Skill Analysis, Qualifications, Learning Problems, Distance Education, Program Validation, Outreach Programs, Guidance Programs, Financial Support
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: European Commission, Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA); Eurydice
Identifiers - Location: Europe
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