The Professionalisation of Adult Educators in the Baltic States

Autor/inn/en	Jogi, Larissa; Gross, Marin
Titel	The Professionalisation of Adult Educators in the Baltic States
Quelle	In: European Journal of Education, 44 (2009) 2, S.221-242 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-8211
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Lifelong Learning; Foreign Countries; Social Environment; Adult Educators; Professional Development; Educational Development; Policy Analysis; Educational History; Teacher Education; Educational Environment; Educational Change; Educational Policy; Program Descriptions; Estonia; Latvia; Lithuania + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Ausland; Soziales Umfeld; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Bildungsentwicklung; Politikfeldanalyse; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Estland; Lettland; Litauen
Abstract	Adult education and lifelong learning together form one of the priorities for development in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The important historical and social context in which the professional development of adult educators has been taking place in the Baltic States since they regained their independence in the 1990s is the changes that occurred in the socio-political, economic and social life since then. There is greater concern about the need to qualify adult education practitioners so as to enhance quality in the provision of adult education and training. However, the prerequisites for the professional development of adult educators are a neglected area of research when compared with other fields of education and training. In this article, we shall analyse the professional development of adult educators as follows: (1) How transformational changes in the Baltic States during the past decade have influenced adult education policy and practice, the adult education profession itself and the professional development of adult educators; (2) How adult education policies, initial education and training practices affect the process of professional development among adult educators; and (3) What the professional development of adult educators consists in. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10