CONTEXT/BACKGROUND The main challenge the project addresses is little support available for the adult education providers at designing attractive and inclusive intergenerational education. The project focuses on supporting adult educators at joining various generations of adult learners in a common educational process that allows learning from each other, learning with each other and learning about each other. Among the current trends and topics of interest in education addressed by the project, important both for the young and the senior generation of learners are: language learning, taking part in educational mobilities & Erasmus Programme, EU citizenship rights, digital competences & critical thinking, responding to environmental and climate-change challenges, making education more personalised and attractive to the learners. AIM The general aim of the project is to support the adult educators at designing, delivering and promoting more attractive and inclusive education for all generations of adult learners. PARTICIPANTS The direct target group of the project includes the members, workers, co-workers, educators and volunteers of the Third Sector adult education organisations (i.e. Civil Society Organisations, including informal groups, Non-governmental organisations and other non-profit organisations). The indirect target group include wide range of education – related organisations, institutions and decision makers. The dissemination activities would reach, in total, at least 44.619 recipients. THE PARTNERSHIP CYCLE Is built by six Partner organisations, working in the field of lifelong learning, intergenerational adult education from Poland, Spain, Greece, Italy, Austria and Latvia. Five of the involved are civil society organisations; one – public language school. Each of the P artners is an expert in one of the fields identified as challenging and important for intergenerational learning. ACTIVITIES The design of the work programme is chronological. All project activities are divided into 3 phases and 13 Work Packages (WP), including transversal activities of management, evaluation and dissemination. There are 6 Transnational Project Meetings (TPM) planned: 1 kick-off meeting, one summary meeting and 4 working meetings aiming at exchange of experiences and good practices. The work flow during the 4 working meetings gives each Partner a space to share its expertise in the field of intergenerational learning. There are also two international short-term joint staff training events planned. The work programme also includes one start-up package (WP01) and a concluding package (WP10) finalized in delivering final recommendations and the Exit Strategy. RESULTS & IMPACT The results of the project will be tangible and intangible (material and immaterial). The direct tangible results will be reached during the work packages, while the intangible will be illustrated in the field of increased of knowledge, skills and awareness, change of attitudes etc. The indirect, third level of results are those long-term ones, clearly connected with the varied project impact. The direct intangible results will be seen both on individual and organizational levels, referring to change of attitudes and values related to international cooperation realizing & inclusive, intergenerational learning designing, organising and promoting. SUSTAINABILITY There are 2 project results that will be especially sustained after the project ends: 1) The Recommendations for more inclusive intergenerational adult education (E-publication) – that will be further used in the next, strategically planned project initiatives. 2) The six experienced, tested and evaluated training modules, related to the most current challenges for intergenerational education, supporting development of the key competences of the adult learners (E-publication). The project proposed is an element of a long-term strategic plan of the project Partners, aiming at delivering new solutions and tools supporting intergenerational education in the frame of future, common initiatives. The cooperation is concluded with outlining the Exit Strategy for possible follow-up initiatives.
AIM and OBJECTIVES The general aim of the project was to support the adult educators at designing, delivering and promoting more attractive and inclusive education for all generations of adult learners. The objectives were: 1. To explore and discuss most current topics relevant for lifelong learning for all generations, supporting the educators at strengthening the key competences of the adult learners. 2. To bring together the perspectives of the young and senior adult educators and learners concerning lifelong learning to facilitate experience exchange and mutual inspiration. 3. To promote lifelong learning for all generations – for social inclusion, reducing unemployment and skills mismatch, fighting xenophobia, facing migrations, sensible use of the new forms of communication. 4. To build social capital and promote cohesion and trust by strengthening the adult education providers offering intergenerational learning. 5. Increasing the level of awareness concerning the role of lifelong learning in the process of strengthening and supporting common values, civic engagement and participation, European identity and solidarity. 6. Promoting European educational mobilities and the Erasmus+ Programme for all generations.
CONTEXT/BACKGROUND The main challenge the project addressed was little support available for the adult education providers at designing attractive and inclusive intergenerational education. The project focussed on supporting adult educators at joining various generations of adult learners in a common educational process that allows learning from each other, learning with each other and learning about each other. There were some current trends and topics of interest in education, important both for the young and the senior generation of learners, named and addressed: language learning and linguistic/cultural mediation, taking part in educational mobilities & Erasmus+ Programme, EU citizenship rights, digital competences & critical thinking, responding to environmental and climate-change challenges, making education more personalised and attractive to the learners of all ages.