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Adult education facing future challenges

Adult education facing future challenges. Leena Jokinen 7.10.2006. Background . Education manager in Finland Futures Research Centre Finland Futures Research Centre auxiliary unit in Turku School of Economics Research, education and development

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Adult education facing future challenges

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  1. Adult education facing future challenges Leena Jokinen 7.10.2006

  2. Background • Education manager in Finland Futures Research Centre • Finland Futures Research Centre auxiliary unit in Turku School of Economics • Research, education and development • Socrates programs APEL, Promoting reflective independent learning in HE • Nordic think tank in adult education

  3. Competence foresight

  4. Competence development During the coming years... Competence Development During the next few years Totally new core competencies Foreseen core competencies Foreseen core competencies In the near future... Preserved core competencies Preserved core competencies Present core competencies Professional competencies onthe specific field Changing professional competencies New kind of professional competencies Opportunistic perspective Strategic perspective Visionary perspective

  5. System Dynamics of Futures Thinking

  6. Trends and driving forces in adult education • Individualism - custom made programs, flexibility of structures and syllabus • Emotions and personal insights – spirituality, teacher student relationship • Experimental learning and experiences in learning – holistic approach in teaching • Genuinely open learning environments – recognition of prior learning • Complexity – critical reflections and seek for novelty

  7. Future challenges • Cyber infrastructure – E-learning • Demographic change – type of learners – staff demographics • Financing, market forces, globalization (research and education) • Demand for HE – labor market and patterns of student demand • Lack of coherent LL models – fragmented systems • Joining up learning and education • Creative knowledge economy: disappearance of educational institutions – de-schooling – institutions as core social centers – re-schooling • Personalizing education • Growing international inequality, migration • Social sustainability – responsible practices, deep learning, learning networks

  8. Emerging issues - Weak signals • Coaching, supervision, guidance taking over, informal peer support • Supporting self reliance • Listening and equal dialog with learners • Social inclusion • Deep quality learning process and new methods promoting it

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