- International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education
- Edited by Regina Egetenmeyer, Vanna Boffo, Stefanie Kröner
EAEA Younger Staff Training as a Learning Journey
- Silvia Tursi
- Aleksandra Kozyra
- © 2020 Author(s) |
- CC BY 4.0
- DOI: 10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.16
The EAEA Younger Staff Training is a good example of a successful initiative that encour-ages the professional development of adult education staff, builds new collaborations, and explores the diversity of policy and practice in adult learning in Europe. Organized annually since 2011, the training programme has undergone several modifications over the years to adapt to the changing needs of adult education professionals. The paper looks at the content and structure of the programme, with specific attention to how these have evolved and the rationale behind the changes. It also briefly describes why the training programme continues to be successful and its benefits for both the participants and the organizers.
- Keywords:
- professionalization,
- in-service training,
- adult educators,
EAEA, European Association for the Education of Adults, Belgium
EAEA, European Association for the Education of Adults, Belgium
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Chapter Information
Chapter Title
EAEA Younger Staff Training as a Learning Journey
Authors
Silvia Tursi, Aleksandra Kozyra
Language
English
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-155-6.16
Peer Reviewed
Publication Year
2020
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© 2020 Author(s)
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Book Title
International and Comparative Studies in Adult and Continuing Education
Editors
Regina Egetenmeyer, Vanna Boffo, Stefanie Kröner
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
238
Publication Year
2020
Copyright Information
© 2020 Author(s)
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Metadata License
Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/978-88-5518-154-9
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978-88-5518-153-2
eISBN (pdf)
978-88-5518-154-9
eISBN (epub)
978-88-5518-155-6
Series Title
Studies on Adult Learning and Education
Series ISSN
2704-596X
Series E-ISSN
2704-5781