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Boeren, Ellen; Rubenson, Kjell – International Review of Education, 2022
One of the core outcomes of the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI) held in 2009 was the Belém Framework for Action (BFA). Its signatories committed to monitoring the most recent development stages of adult learning and education (ALE) worldwide on a regular basis, and to present and assess results in a global report.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Program Evaluation
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2020
Adult numeracy and literacy skills are key to transforming lives, promoting social inclusion and contributing to sustainable societies. Achieving an optimal return on investment with regard to the development of adult skills and competencies requires the collation of comprehensive data to assess what people know, what they do with what they know,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Lifelong Learning, Competence
Maidou, Anthoula; Plakitsi, Katerina; Polatoglou, Hariton – World Journal of Education, 2019
Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is an important issue for the education of students worldwide because it offers knowledge, skills, attitudes and values necessary to ensure a sustainable future for humanity at local and global levels, which is nowadays becoming critical. The decade 2005-2014 called 'Decade of ESD' was an initiative by…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Preservice Teachers, Early Childhood Education, Student Attitudes
Su, Yahui – International Review of Education, 2015
This article explores how assessment plays a role in helping learners to learn on a continuous, sustainable basis. It begins by exploring the paradigm of lifelong learning, which implies a shift in the way we think about learning and knowledge. Based on knowledge formation rooted in a flux of learning, lifelong learning assessment is not so much…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Learner Engagement, Formative Evaluation
Antje Disterheft – European Commission, 2023
Well-being (WB) and Learning for Sustainability (LfS) are two concepts and areas of concern for further action that are receiving increasing attention from policy makers, scholars, educators and many others, due to their relevance in developing of societies fit for the future. In the time of writing of this ad hoc paper, two important reports have…
Descriptors: Well Being, Sustainability, Correlation, Ecology
Charungkaittikul, Suwithida; Henschke, John A. – International Review of Education, 2014
Today's world may be characterised as the dawn of the new millennium of the learning society, where knowledge is considered as a country's most valued asset and primary source of power. In the increasingly intense competition among international communities, Thailand has been respected for advancing the concept of transforming communities, cities…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Strategies, Change Strategies, Sustainability
Amponsah, Samuel; Omoregie, Chris Olusola; Ansah, Boakye Owusu – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
In 2015, the world, through UNESCO adopted the 2030 agenda for sustainable development floated on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to "transform our world." SDG4 titled "Quality Education" seeks to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning." An ordinary look at SDG4…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Cultural Influences, Equal Education, Educational Quality
Brissett, Nigel; Mitter, Radhika – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2017
We conduct a critical discourse analysis of the extent to which Sustainable Development Goal 4, "to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all and promote lifelong learning," promotes a utilitarian and/or transformative approach to education. Our findings show that despite transformative language used throughout the Agenda,…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Goal Orientation, Discourse Analysis, Educational Policy
Wheeler, Leone; Tabbagh, Diane – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of a learning community/city approach within Wyndham City, Victoria, Australia. The journey commences with a discussion of the demographic and economic context in which Wyndham has established its Learning Community Strategies. The development of Wyndham's Learning Community is placed in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Urban Areas, Sustainability
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2018
Basic education is essential if societies and economies are to thrive and become sustainable in challenging times. However, many people have never had an opportunity to benefit from education and many others leave the initial phase of education without attaining the level of proficiency in literacy and numeracy needed to participate fully in…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Basic Education, Recognition (Achievement), Accreditation (Institutions)
Trudell, Barbara – International Review of Education, 2019
In the education context of sub-Saharan Africa, reading has received substantial attention in recent years. Reading skills and habits have been identified as a marker of success in formal education, particularly with the current international focus on reading achievement as a measure of learning. Meanwhile, adult literacy continues to be seen as…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills, Adult Literacy
Sumaryanta; Mardapi, Djemari; Sugiman; Herawan, Tutut – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2019
Teacher empowerment is a central issue in relation to the efforts to improve the quality of education. However, teacher empowerment will remain an abstract idea if its implementation is not supported by an appropriate strategy. The demands for a quality education will be unreciprocated if teachers do not have the opportunity to empower themselves.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Teacher Empowerment, Educational Quality
Robertson, Dana A., Ed.; Hall, Leigh A., Ed.; Brock, Cynthia H., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2023
Professional learning (PL) opportunities are essential for PreK-12 literacy educators, but too often these efforts fail to help teachers develop and deeply engage with their work. This forward-looking book describes keys to providing effective, sustainable literacy PL that values teachers over test scores and capitalizes on social networks and…
Descriptors: Literacy, Professional Development, Equal Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Kearns, Peter; Lane, Yvonne; Neylon, Tina; Osborne, Michael – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2013
Cork and Limerick have conducted Lifelong Learning Festivals, Cork for ten years and Limerick for the past three years. This paper reviews aspects of this experience and considers the question of whether successful Lifelong Learning Festivals can be seen as a pathway to building sustainable learning cities. Discussed in the context of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Sustainability, Adult Education
Ciffolilli, Andrea; Donlevy, Vicki; Sennett, James; Georgallis, Marianna – European Commission, 2020
Investing in education and training for all is a key priority for the European Union (EU). The importance of education and training, in order to achieve smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, is recognised in the Europe 2020 strategy, with two of its headline targets focusing specifically on education and training. The European Pillar of Social…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Finance, Dropout Prevention, Equal Education