Search results for "ADULT EDUCATION"

"Words fly out of my mouth but also out of my head" : adult learners' challenges and successes in learning English

2017

Vanhusten ja lasten kieltenoppimisprosessi on ollut tutkimusten kohteena jo kauan, mutta vielä työelämässä olevat aikuiset kielten oppijat ovat jääneet vähemmälle huomiolle. Tutkimukset ovat myös poikkeuksetta keskittyneet varttuneempien kielten oppijoiden kykyyn oppia kieltä sen sijaan, että tarkasteltaisiin heidän omia käsityksiään ja kokemuksiaan itsestään kieltenoppijana. Työni tarkoituksena oli selvittää, millaisia haasteita tai onnistumisia vielä työelämässä olevat ja vapaa-ajallaan englantia opiskelevat aikuiset olivat opiskelutaipaleensa varrella kohdanneet sekä millaisena he kokivat oman kielenoppija-minänsä ja kykynsä oppia kieltä. Tämän lisäksi pyrin saamaan selville, ovatko aiku…

Conceptions of teachership in the professional identity construction of adult educator graduates

2019

The aim of this study was to investigate the conceptions of teachership among graduates (n = 126) from a Finnish higher education study programme called Pedagogical Studies for Adult Educators. The conceptions of teachership comprise notions of teaching and of oneself as a teacher. Accordingly, the conceptions of teachership are viewed as one element in the process of constructing teacher identity. Currently, we have little knowledge about the professional identity construction of adult educators, even though there is a growing need for adult pedagogics in the changing professional life. Based on a qualitative thematic analysis of open-ended questionnaire data, three main conceptual categor…

Angela Zucconi e il Centro di Educazione Professionale per assistenti sociali (1949-1963)

2016

In questo articolo viene ricostruito l’impegno educativo e sociale di Angela Zucconi che, negli anni del secondo dopoguerra, fu coinvolta dai coniugi Calogero nella direzione del Cepas (Centro di Educazione Professionale per Assistenti Sociali). La sua proposta pedagogica, orientata a realizzare un’educazione degli adulti civica e comunitaria, faceva dell’assistente sociale un educatore che doveva possedere la qualità di un maestro capace di destare gli altri a se stessi, affinché si facessero interpreti della società in vista della sua trasformazione in una democrazia partecipata dal basso. This paper retraces the educational and social commitment of Angela Zucconi that, in the post-war pe…

Workers’ Institutes: envisioned community, living community

2015

This article focuses on the Workers’ Institutes (WI), one of the most important educational initiatives undertaken by the Spanish Republic during the Civil War (1936–1939). After framing their creation within the context of European trends in higher education for the working classes and within the Spanish socio-political context, this article examines the role of these institutions as an envisioned community and as a living community, dedicated to serving the Republic as an imagined community. Legal documents, political and pedagogical speeches, as well as opinion pieces, portray the WI as an envisioned community. As such, they represented the transformations and disseminated the aspiration…

"Tää koulutus ei oo tehnyt musta pelkkää jumppamaikkaa" : substantiivinen teoria aikuisoppijjan ammatillisen kasvun holistisesta prosessista liikunna…

2013

The Rocky Road of Growing into Contemporary Citizenship: Dewey, Gramsci, and the Method of Democracy

2015

Characterized by globalization, increasing pluralism, and new complexities of citizenship, the contemporary world poses challenges to the ways in which we conceptualize of the processes of searching for shared solutions to ever-complicated social problems. While the political rhetoric emphasizes the value of citizens’ participation, engagement, and “voices,” there are increasing feelings of frustration, incapacity, and disinterest on behalf of the citizens regarding the supposed eff ects of their political engagement. In order to conceptually grasp the problem of searching for shared solutions and the related challenges to education, we draw on John Dewey’s idea of the method of democracy a…

Self-direction

2020

Self-direction refers to an individual’s responsibility and active role in relation to their own activities. It has largely been considered from the perspective of the individual, with self-direction being seen as a characteristic of the person, a linear process, or a feature influenced by the factors surrounding the individual. It is understood as a positive activity that promotes creativity and learning. However, the possibilities for self-direction have been less explored. The theme of self-direction and its possibilities comprise a topical and important perspective in the research on self-direction. peerReviewed

Parent Training Experiences in Italy

2017

With this contribution I would like to present the results of an action research project conducted in Palermo by the pedagogical team at the Department of Psychology and Education Sciences between 2010 and 2012. This work intended to test a new parent training scheme aimed at state schools.

Towards Adult Information Literacy Assessment in Latvia: UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Competency Matrix in Practice

2014

The study presents conclusions regarding the possibility of adapting the UNESCO MIL Competency Matrix and developing methodology for information literacy assessment of the adult population. During field research in a sample territory (Kekava district) and within an adult population target group, the levels of information literacy are assessed, and information literacy education needs are clarified. The research results can be used for the development of diagnostic instruments for regional growth, planning of adult education, elaboration of information literacy training programmes, as well as for self-evaluation of information literacy competencies. The study has been carried out within the …

VET workers’ problem-solving skills in technology-rich environments: European approach

2014

International journal for research in vocational education and training 1 (2014) 1, S. 57-80