¿Qué ha sucedido en América Latina y el Caribe en términos de educación y aprendizaje de las personas jóvenes y adultas (EPJA) en la última década, desde la realización de CONFINTEA V (Hamburgo, 1997)? ¿Hay avances en relación a los grandes desafíos identificados una década atrás? ¿Cuáles son los nuevos actores que intervienen en el campo?¿Existe un pensamiento renovado? ¿Hay nuevas estrategias en marcha? ¿Cómo ha incidido en el campo la expansión de las modernas Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación (TICs)? ¿Cuáles son algunas de...

El primer Informe Mundial sobre el Aprendizaje y la Educación de Adultos está basado en 154 informes nacionales presentados por los Estados Miembros de la UNESCO sobre el estado del aprendizaje y la educación de adultos, cinco Informes de Síntesis Regionales y literatura secundaria. Su propósito es proporcionar una visión general de las tendencias en el aprendizaje y la educación de adultos, así como identificar los desafíos clave. Está destinado a ser utilizado como...

This book presents key concepts, information and principles that should underlie the practice of adult education in African contexts. It assumes that adult educators should have a historical perspective on the current educational context, understand how the colonial experience has impacted on indigenous traditions and be aware of the philosophical underpinnings of adult education activities. The chapters introduce the foundations and the history of adult education in Africa; philosophy and adult education; socio-cultural, political and economic environments; opportunities and access for...

Este folleto refleja los asuntos tratados en el grupo de trabajo ‘Educación de las personas adultas, democracia y paz’ durante la Quinta Conferencia Internacional de Ediicacion de las Personas Adultas (CONFINTEA) celebraba en IIambiirgo en julio de 1997.

El grupo de trabajo tuvo el importante papel de examinar la relación entre la educación de las personas adultas, la democracia, la ciudadanía, el género, la sociedad civil y una cultura de paz. Se discutieron las estra- tegias de la educación de las personas adultas necesarias para cumplir con las aspiraciones...

Amartya Sen defined development as the creation of capabilities or capacities. One of the crucial capacities is basic education. With no access to writing, reading and numeracy, people are unable to fight against poverty and to build their lives in the current global environment. In this perspective, the right to education cannot be conceived only in a subsidiary or ancillary way. The realisation of the right to education is an essential pre-condition for human dignity and for development. But how does one measure this reality?

This book presents a methodology for observation and...

Presenting psychology as an applied discipline that can help adult educators to be more effective in their work, this book analyses the cultural factors that influence the characteristics, behaviour and thinking of adult learners. It emphasises the collective orientation of African cultures and the view of the self in terms of interdependent relationships within a community. The chapters provide an introduction to the psychology of adult learning and address the following: characteristics of adult learning; life span development; human motivation and participation; learning styles;...

This book explores existing research paradigms, presents African counter-arguments and examples, and proposes methodologies more appropriate for African contexts. The emphasis is on African realities, values and ways of knowing. The chapters address contexts for adult education research in Africa; philosophical and theoretical perspectives and their implications for research; doing a literature review; getting started with a research proposal; quantitative research designs and carrying out surveys; analysing data; the nature of qualitative research; conducting qualitative studies;...

Erwachsene zum Wahrnehmen von Lernangeboten zu ermutigen gehört mittlerweile international ganz selbstverständlich zum politischen Diskurs. In der Regel beschränken sich die Argumente für das lebenslange Lernen jedoch darauf hinzuweisen, dass Lernen im Erwachsenenalter berufliche und soziale Kompetenzen erweitern hilft. Hört man dagegen von den erwachsenen Lernern selbst, wie Lernerfahrungen ihr Leben positiv und umfassend beeinflusst haben, erweitert sich der Blick. Die vorliegende Dokumentation der Lernwege von erwachsenen Lernern aus 14 Ländern möchte dazubeitragen; sie ist das Ergebnis...

The present publication is the final product of the collective work of IntALWinE, giving an account of the activities carried out and the results achieved in the framework of the Socrates/Grundtvig network. It includes a series of suggestions and examples of good practice collected by the IntALWinE partners for the improvement of learning festivals and structured in five categories around events and activities, promotional material awards, cooperation and evaluation. Two sets of policy recommendations are also presented in this publication: one produced by the network partners and the...

The book identifies quantitative, qualitative and multi-method approaches, and is based upon existing research methods teaching in Africa. It is grounded in African adult education contexts and draws on material and experiences from research courses taught in African universities. It emphasises the importance of combining quantitative methods with qualitative research that is embedded in adult education contexts and that builds on indigenous knowledge. Examples of the contexts addressed in the book include: village communities, agriculture development workers, literacy and income...