Grundtvig Award Call 2020

How can holistic approaches better support adult learners? Experts from Europe and the United States explored shared challenges, good practices and new perspectives on making adult learning more inclusive and accessible, in collaboration with the American Association of Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) and the Coalition of Lifelong Learning Organizations (COLLO).

The benefits of movement for physical and mental health are well known, but sport can also enrich personal and social experience. EAEA’s Manifesto (2024) notes that well-being and resilience have a very positive impact on social life and professional development. But how can we move beyond theory towards a practical sports-rooted competence framework?

Testing learning materials in real-life settings helps us to understand whether they meet learners’ needs, whether the content is relevant and accessible, and whether the intended learning outcomes can be achieved.

Joint statement by the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) and AONTAS, The National Adult Learning Organisation, in the context of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and at the dawn of a new Europe.