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Publication Date: 2018-Aug
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Nordic-Baltic Cooperation in Adult Education: A Collective Story of Estonian Adult Educators
Jõgi, Larissa; Karu, Katrin
International Review of Education, v64 n4 p421-441 Aug 2018
Adult Education has many values, including experiences and co-operation among people, and the fact that adult education is full of stories from adult educators, which can help to understand trends in the past and developments in the present. Established in 1991 as part of a more general regional cooperation among five Nordic and three Baltic countries (NB8), Nordic-Baltic cooperation in adult education has been mutually enriching and has resulted in the growth of a professional network. The cooperation has led participants through a time of new sources of values, knowledge and contacts, socialisation and transformation, inspiration and challenges, which has influenced their experiences and professional identities. This paper is based on the results of a study entitled "Nordic-Baltic cooperation in adult education: Experience and stories" and focuses on the experiences and professional identities of two generations of Estonian adult educators. The empirical data for the study were collected using narrative-biographical interviews. The paper discusses two research questions: (1) What is the perception and influence of experiences for adult educators? and (2) How have their experiences influenced the professional identity of adult educators?
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adoption (Ideas), International Cooperation, Teacher Educators, Professional Identity, Personal Narratives, Biographies, Interviews, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Experience
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Adult Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Estonia
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