"Building Meaningful Representation for Adult Learners". AONTAS Position Paper

Institution	AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation
Titel	"Building Meaningful Representation for Adult Learners". AONTAS Position Paper
Quelle	(2012), (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Adult Students; Adult Learning; Advocacy; Nongovernmental Organizations; Meetings; Programs; Organizational Objectives; Position Papers; Ireland; United Kingdom; United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Adulte education; Sozialanwaltschaft; Meeting; Tagung; Program; Programme; Programmes; Programm; Business goal; Unternehmensziel; Positionspapier; Irland; Großbritannien
Abstract	The mission of AONTAS to "advocate for the right of every adult in Ireland to quality learning" is a testament to its commitment to the adult learner as the central focus of further education and training services. In its current strategic plan which is underpinned by three key themes; voice, visibility and value AONTAS articulates as one of its key principles: to support and affirm the voice of adult learners as the core of its advocacy work. In order to support this principle AONTAS engages in a number of activities which are learner specific--these include information referral for learners and adults returning to education and training and capacity building opportunities for learners to become strong role models. This paper sets out AONTAS position on how the learner voice can best be represented in order to reflect the diversity of adult learning and to ensure that learners have more of a say in service delivery. In making a case for learner forums, NIACE, the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education in the UK has already outlined how learner engagement can provide for better decision making, more effective services and greater cost effectiveness in designing services. In this paper a number of activities and mechanisms are proposed which could support and enhance learner representation across the further education and training services. Appended are: (1) Charter for Learning (Limerick City Adult Learner Forum); and (2) The 9 Steps for Wales. (Contains 16 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation. 2nd Floor 83-87 Main Street, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D6 Ireland. Tel: +353-1406-8220; Fax: +353-1406-8227; e-mail: mail@aontas.com; Web site: http://www.aontas.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10