The Pursuit of Wisdom in Adult Education The problem that the project responds to cross‐cultural perspectives on wisdom and adult education. There are few available considerations on the importance of wisdom in the field of adult education. Wisdom enables us to lead a good life - wisdom is a key factor in the construction of a‘good life’”. The problem for which the project corresponds is the low social awareness about this resource. The needs of solving the problem are important from the point of view of the participating organizations and target groups. The project is based on an analysis of the real needs of participating organizations and target groups: seniors - adults - young people (Intergeneration Learning IG). Seniors must share their wisdom with those who follow. The partnership consists of six organizations: Poland, Slovakie, Portugal, Malta, Sweden, Italy. Project partnership are made up of organizations that are active in adult adult education. Organisations to educating adults in a way that promotes wisdom in a complex world. The main objective of the project is to enable organizations to develop and strengthen networks, increase their ability to act at the transnational level, exchange good practices on the learning from the wisdom of seniors. Specific objectives have been defined and will be achieved thanks to partnership experience: Objective 1 - Supporting good practices on the intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experience in the transmission of wisdom of seniors. Objective 2 - Developing educators' competences in the field of Intergenaration Learning. Objective 3 - Increasing the organization's ability to operate at a supranational level - in a COVID -19 situation. The proposed activities have been adapted to the identified needs and are aimed at achieving specific objectives. The implementation of the project changes the reality, because it allows to gain knowledge and experience of partner organizations from six European regions. High quality results will be achieved during the project implementation: - Plan of interviews with seniors prepared in cooperation with the organization. partner organizations will compare how seniors cultivating practical wisdom as education. - Short interviews with seniors led by young people: Interview topic: Learning from the wisdom of seniors. - Programs of local courses for seniors about the wisdom. - Developing and improving partnership between six partner organizations. - Strengthening the position of each partner organization in local and regional environments. - Improved quality and attractiveness in terms of educational offer addressed to intergeneration transmission. Project duration - 24 months. The project includes: - 4 Transnational Projekct Meeting, - C - Short training programs, - Management and implementation. Thanks to the implementation of the project with the support of the Erasmus + program, high-quality, unique results will be achieved. The project will not only bring knowledge about wisdom itself, but will also facilitate wise teaching and learning for adults and seniors.
The partnership involved adult education organizations from four European countries. The context of the project was related to wisdom in education. The main objective of the project was to enable organizations to develop and strengthen their networks, increase their ability to operate on a transnational level, exchange good practices in the field of learning from the wisdom of seniors. The following specific objectives were achieved in the project: Objective 1: Supporting good practices on the intergenerational exchange of knowledge and experience in the field of transferring the wisdom of seniors. Objective 2: Development of educators' competences in the field of Intergenerational Learning. Objective 3: Increasing the ability to act at the supranational level in the COVID-19 situation. The achievement of the project is the implementation of all assumed project goals.
The organization applied for the implementation of the project because it was necessary to improve activities in the field of seniors' education. It was necessary to exchange good practices in the subject of the project involving the transfer of wisdom to seniors. Adult education organizations have formed a partnership to exchange experiences and good practices. The theme of the "SOPHIA" project included supporting seniors in passing on wisdom. The project was a response to the needs of partner organizations in the field of developing intergenerational education. The project responded to the needs of adult educators who received new solutions developed as part of the project. The project responded to the needs of seniors, whose problems were solved thanks to the solutions developed as part of the project.