8th Nordic Conference on Adult Education and Learning "Sustainable adult education and learning in organisational settings" - Fachportal Pädagogik

8th Nordic Conference on Adult Education and Learning "Sustainable adult education and learning in organisational settings"

13.05.2019, 12:00 Uhr - 15.05.2019, 12:15 Uhr

Danish School Of Education, Aarhus University
Tuborgvej 164
2400 Kopenhagen, Dänemark
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8thNordic@edu.au.dk

http://conferences.au.dk/8thnordicadult/

Adult education is to an ever-greater degree emphasised as the way forward – as a way to solve a variety of problems. Policymakers, educational institutions and, not least, private enterprises all point to adult education as the pathway to continued development of skills and competences, empowerment, social mobility and democratic involvement. This poses a range of dilemmas for adult education that cannot be dismissed: current vs future competence requirements; formal vs non-formal education; local vs global challenges; tradition vs change; bottom up vs top down; and permanent positions vs a growing precariat. All these dilemmas influence the development of adult education research and practice.
This conference focuses on how we as adult education researchers and practitioners enter into a dialogue with the future that we want our work to inform and shape. How can we build on the strong traditions of adult education and contribute to sustainable solutions to the current and future dilemmas facing society, organisation and individuals.