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ADULT EDUCATION IN MALTA

ADULT EDUCATION IN MALTA. Peter Mayo University of Malta. HISTORICAL VIEW . For several years, adult education was associated with: adult literacy and vocational training for emigration church’s larger social network Continuing professional development. CONTEMPORARY PROVISION.

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ADULT EDUCATION IN MALTA

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  1. ADULT EDUCATION IN MALTA Peter Mayo University of Malta

  2. HISTORICAL VIEW For several years, adult education was associated with: • adult literacy and vocational training for emigration • church’s larger social network • Continuing professional development

  3. CONTEMPORARY PROVISION • Adult Literacy • Social purpose adult education • Education of the elderly • Workers’ education • Vocational adult education • Education in prisons • Adult Education and IT • TEFLA • Community education • Parent Education

  4. MAIN AGENCIES (tentative) • The Church • State Institutions and state funded agencies • Commercial Entities • Trade Unions • Political parties • Broadcasting stations • NGOs • University

  5. CHURCH • Adult literacy • Biblical reading • Catechesis • Family education • Programmes for specific target groups • Specialised religious courses for lay persons (eg. Patristic studies, University diploma/degree courses) • Community education (eg. Paulo Freire Inst.)

  6. STATE INSTITUTIONS • Education Division, Ministry of Education (formerly Education Department) through its Dept. of Further Studies and Adult Education • Foundation for Educational Services • MINISTRY FOR SOCIAL POLICY responsible for the Employment & Training Corporation

  7. COMMERCIAL ENTITIES • HRD • ICT • T.E.F.L.A. • COURSES FOR DEGREES / DIPLOMAS AWARDED BY FOREIGN BODIES

  8. Trade unions • GWU and CMTU active, over the years, in tool and issue courses. • GWU: set up the Reggie Miller Foundation (centre for workers’ and adult education). • CMTU: courses for activists and courses in social studies for general public

  9. POLITICAL PARTIES • The two major political parties each have their radio and television station. • The PN is closely connected to AZAD which traditionally focused on political education. • The MLP has its Fondazzjoni Mikiel Anton Vassalli, also focusing on political education. Together with the GWU it set up GEM Foundation.

  10. BROADCASTING STATIONS • There are 8 Maltese television channels and roughly around 33 Maltese radio stations. 20 radio stations are community oriented. 13 transmit nationally. • Most of these stations have programmes with an obvious educational content. • Two stations have been set up specifically with an educational purpose in mind: campus fm (radio) and Education 22 (State television channel)

  11. NON-GOVERNMENTALORGANISATIONS • Many NGOs linked to a larger entity – their founder or ideological /financial provider. eg.political parties, Church. • Many NGOs are community-based, interest centred organisations, small in membership. • Some are dependant on foreign donor agencies and now the EU. • They rely mostly on voluntary work with members undertaking multifunctional roles.

  12. UNIVERSITY • Late 40s. Earliest recorded courses, for adults in the evening, were in public admin., commerce and education. • 1960. The first B.A. evening degree was introduced following University’s consultations with the teachers’ union, Malta Union of Teachers. • 1967. In light of Vatican II, theology diploma evening courses were introduced. • 70s and 80s. Extension studies board in place. • 1978-1987. Worker-Student Scheme

  13. UNIVERSITY CONT. • 1981. Workers’ Participation Development Centre set up. • Late 80s, following the dismantling of faculties of arts and science, evening diploma courses in the arts and in ‘Maths, Computing and Logic’ were introduced. • 1987. Faculties of Arts and Science reinstated and evening degree courses resumed.

  14. UNIVERSITY CONT. • 90s. Setting up of the University Gozo Centre • 1992/93 First academic appointment in ACE. Gives rise to an AE programme in the Faculty of Education. • 1993. Setting up of the University of the Third Age. • 2003. Senate approves first evening degree programme at Honours level (Youth and Community Studies).

  15. IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS • Concept of Lifelong Learning at the heart of contemporary hegemonic educational discourse. • EU Memo on Lifelong Learning a key source of reference. • Minister appointed a team to produce a draft consultative document for the development of a national lifelong learning strategy.

  16. IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS • NMC also allows for adult education provision, recommending that schools be developed as COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTRES • The EU, through its Socrates (Grundtvig action) and Leonardo programmes, serves as a catalyst for the development of AE.

  17. AE IN MALTA THE END Thank you

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