Details
- Publication date
- 31 December 2011
- Geographical scope
- European Union
- Level of education focus
- Adult education
- Non-formal and informal learning
- Vocational education and training (VET)
- Thematic areas covered
- Education-to-work transitions, education and labour market
- Educational attainment and participation in education
- Educational effectiveness and efficiency
- Governance of education
- Investment in education, economic impact of education
- Lifelong learning
- Monitoring and quality assurance
- Quality and inclusive education for all
- Skills development
- Teachers and trainers
- Whole-school and whole-system approaches and partnerships in education
Description
This report is about the workshop that addressed questions regarding the barriers that inhibit adult participation in learning, especially VET and various forms of informal learning processes. The twenty participants came from various member state backgrounds and interests in adult learning and VET.
That diversity included representation of the concerns of adults with specific disadvantages, including people with physical or other impairments to learning, migrating or travelling groups, prisoners, and marginalised urban dwellers.
It included academic and social researchers in education and related social fields in labour markets and employment studies. The speaker, Professor James Wickham, provided a comprehensive overview of social and economic conditions and labour market developments in which adult, lifelong learning and VET occurs.
Author
Catherine Casey
Cite as
Catherine Casey (2011). 'Hidden Barriers in the Education of Adult Learners', NESET Report
