InfoNet Newsletter 1/2013

InfoNet Newsletter 1/2013
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Recent trends in adult education – introducing InfoNet Newsletter (InfoNet Editorial Board)
This Newsletter is the new format of the former InfoLetter. Since December 2012 InfoNet correspondents began
posting new articles on the InfoNet website. A majority of them describes recent trends in adult education in the
country of the author. With this issue of InfoNet Newsletter we will like to draw your attention to the more than 20
articles that has recently been uploaded.
2013 is a year of truth for European lifelong learning (Aura Vuorenrinne)
The long legislative process of forming a new Lifelong Learning Programme is expected to come to an end this year
as the Erasmus for All proposal will be decided upon. The European Parliament is likely to endorse adult educators'
views on the new Lifelong Learning Programme, but the Member States are still to be convinced.
Portuguese government New Opportunity Centres throughout the country (Carlos Ribeiro)
The order arrived between Christmas and New Year's Day. A tersely-worded notice addressed to all the New
Opportunity Centres, both private and public, confirmed the plans concerning the inevitable closing of the centres.
This government decision leaves thousands of adults and professionals in this area adrift and without future
prospects.
Slovenian master plan focuses on non-vocational learning (Peter Beltram)
Employability or general knowledge? Private or public? These are some of the discussions that preceded the second
Slovenian Master Plan on adult education.
Research on digital learning for participants with learning disabilities (Maurice de Greef)
Digital learning seems to positively influence the learning results of all students. This is shown by research results
concerning digital learning among regular students and students with learning disabilities of secondary education.
Thus the positive influence goes for students with learning disabilities as well.
Read more articles on www.infonet-ae.eu
This newsletter is a product from the project InfoNet Adult Education. With interviews, reports and news articles, this service provides information
about current trends and events in the field of European adult education. It is in partnership with 35 European and national institutions. InfoNet has
a network of about 35 correspondents all over Europe and is financed by the European Union Lifelong Learning Programme (Grundtvig).
Contact: European InfoNet Adult Education, Dr. Michael Sommer, Akademie Klausenhof, Klausenhofstr. 100, 46499 Hamminkeln, Germany,
[email protected], Tel.: +49 2852 / 89-1329, Fax: +49 2852 / 89-3300
Editorial Board: Hetty Rooth (Sweden), Michael Voss (Denmark), Carlos de Ribeiro (Portugal), Markus Palmén (Finland), Ricarda Motschilnig
(Belgium), Dr. Michael Sommer (Germany).
InfoNet is a project of the Katholische Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft für Erwachsenenbildung KBE, Bonn (Germany)
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This newsletter has been produced with the financial support of the European Commission. Its content reflects the views of the authors only.
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