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Qualification of Adult Educators in Europe: Insights From the Portuguese Case
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Abstract This article explores the role of the European Union in defining an adult
education policy and the way European countries appropriate those guidelines and
implement them in their realities. These policies have been widening and diversifying
adult education, creating the necessity of qualifying ed... view more
This article explores the role of the European Union in defining an adult
education policy and the way European countries appropriate those guidelines and
implement them in their realities. These policies have been widening and diversifying
adult education, creating the necessity of qualifying educational professionals.
With the implementation of some adult education political measures, new educational
practices were developed and new professional activities were born. To discuss
some of these issues, the data used are from research integrated in a PhD I’m
working towards in Education, with a specialisation in adult training. This investigation
is about the qualification of adult educators working in the processes of recognition
of prior learning.... view less
Keywords
EU; adult education; continuing education instructor; educational policy; qualification; lifelong learning; Portugal; advanced vocational education
Classification
Vocational Training, Adult Education
Macroanalysis of the Education System, Economics of Education, Educational Policy
Free Keywords
recognition of prior learning
Document language
English
Publication Year
2015
Page/Pages
p. 26-38
Journal
International journal for research in vocational education and training, 2 (2015) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13152/IJRVET.2.1.2
ISSN
2197-8646
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works