The term has become so widespread as to almost lose its meaning. Lifelong learning is attitudinal; that one can and should be open to new ideas, decisions, skills or behaviours. This normative slogan usually ignores the historical insight, that "lifelong learning" is not a desideratum of our modern world but has been an empirical fact as conditio humana at all times. Therefore, "lifelong learning" is more a descriptive than a normative term: it is based on the adaptability as the fundamental human faculty.
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Lifelong Learning News Feed
2012-11-23
Active Ageing will be further fostered in 2013
2012-10-30
MEPs vote in favour of Lifelong Learning programme
2012-10-04
EAEA´s recommendations on active ageing well-received
2012-10-03
EAEA Statement on the Draft Report on the Lifelong Learning Programme II (Erasmus for All)
2012-10-02
Active Ageing
2012-10-02
EAEA Policy Paper on Active Ageing through Adult Learning
2012-06-20
The RiO+20 Conference also deals with education
2012-06-12
European Anti-Poverty Network calls for EU Social Investment Pact
2012-06-05
Erasmus for all amendment discussion
2012-06-05
Gina Ebner interviewed by Europost
2012-06-05
A word from the President of EAEA
2012-05-31
The big picture, where did adult education disappear?
2012-03-21
Erasmus for all, what does the stakeholders have to say?
2012-02-20
Time to celebrate: Erasmus celebrates 25 years
2011-12-13
Erasmus for All
2011-12-05
Lifelong Learning online? Have your say
2011-11-28
Giving shape to the future European Lifelong Learning Institute
2011-11-20
EAEA statement on Erasmus for All
2011-07-14
Solidar and the nine challenges
2011-07-04
EU and the proposed Budget for education
2011-04-28
Pilot Workshop on developing capacity for establishing lifelong learning systems in UNESCO Member States
2011-02-02
CONFINTEA VI followup
2010-02-04
Lifelong Learning for the New Decade
2009-12-07
Greece: Promotion and support of lifelong education
2009-12-03
England and Wales: The Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning
2009-10-08
CONFINTEA News Bulletin October 2009
2009-10-08
Global Report on Adult Learning and Education
2009-10-07
Confintea News
2009-10-02
Adult education as a way for the democratization of learning
2009-09-17
UK: Learning Through Life
2009-08-10
Shape the future of European education and lifelong learning
2009-08-10
Lifelong Learning and Wellbeing
2009-07-01
Creating a new European Agenda: An Interview with Prionnsias de Rossa, MEP Ireland
2009-04-24
Knowledge System on Lifelong Learning
2009-02-25
New web portal for Lifelong Learning and Universities
2009-02-04
Europe, North-America and Israel
2008-11-05
Lifelong Learning as a Right? European Perspectives
2008-10-22
Asia and the Pacific Region
2008-10-22
Latin America and the Carribean
2008-08-15
1st World Forum On Lifelong Learning
2008-08-15
Swedish proposal for a Europe-wide skills promotion
2008-04-22
EUCIS LLL Assembly 2008
2008-03-18
Lifelong Learning
2008-03-18
LIFELONG LEARNING POLICY
2008-03-11
NEXUS special
2008-02-29
Call for evidence: Migration and communities
2008-02-29
UK: Informal Learning and the Environment May 6 2008
2008-02-07
Broad majority for action programme on lifelong learning
2008-01-24
LifeLong learning in Italy
2007-11-23
New EU Leaflet - Progress towards the Lisbon objectives 2010 (Indicators and Benchmarks)
2007-11-23
Increasing investment in human capital through better education and skills
2007-11-23
Final Conference of the LLL - EDC-Study
2007-10-11
10th International LLinE Conference NEW PARTNERSHIPS and Lifelong Learning
2007-10-02
Report: Measuring, improving and promoting effects of Lifelong Learning
2007-10-02
CONFINTEA
2007-10-02
CONFINTEA VI
2007-05-31
Lifelong Learning Awards 2007
2007-05-31
Mobility in Life Long Learning
2007-05-03
Speech of Janos sz Toth
2007-04-20
Older people in Scotland
2007-04-20
Material
2007-04-20
Speech of Ms Schaldemose MEP
2007-04-10
Lifelong Learning: Continuous Education for Sustainable Development
2007-03-18
EAEA Reception 2007
2007-03-15
Kaleidoscope 2007 Symposium
2007-01-05
Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) — Info Days
2006-12-18
Startkonferenz "Lebenslanges Lernen"
2006-12-07
Lifelong Learning in the City-Region
2006-11-09
What Change in Adult Education?
2006-10-16
Challenges in Implementing Lifelong Learning for Adults
2006-10-02
More lifelong learning for adults
2006-08-02
Trüpel draft report: More lifelong learning for adults
2006-05-16
Framework and Context in Adult Education
2006-05-10
Citizens' agenda
2006-03-29
Future Workshops for Europe
2006-03-27
Europe in Action 2006 - Learning all our Lives
2006-03-15
Lifelong learning in German
2006-03-06
Convergence on Millennium Development Goals
2006-03-01
Contact Seminar: lifelong learning 55+
2006-02-27
Vision of adult education
2006-02-21
EAEA Board: We are facing a significant year in terms of stakes and future-building
2006-01-30
Liberare la domanda di formazione
2006-01-30
1st expert meeting on Key competencies for Lifelong learning
2006-01-10
Science literacy and lifelong learning
2006-01-09
Report on EFA, Literacy for Life
2005-12-19
Transformation, Progression, and Hope: whatever happened to lifelong learning?
2005-12-19
FACE 2005 Lifelong learning materials online
2005-12-19
Universities for regional development /EUCEN 15 year celebration
2005-12-19
Festival de Aprendizaje
2005-12-14
New project on lifelong learning in museums started
2005-12-07
The Future of Lifelong Learning
2005-11-25
Lifelong learning for all - or social exclusion
2005-11-25
Key Competences for Lifelong Learning
2005-11-04
Reread: EP Education Committee Chairman Sifunakis on lifelong learning
2005-10-31
DEMOS - on Democracy, Active Citizenship and Lifelong Learning
2005-10-03
Games and Simulations: Put More Fun Into Teaching and Learning
2005-10-03
How to Be a Better Lifelong Learner
2005-09-30
MEPs demand more money for cultural and student exchanges
2005-09-26
Free of charge: Publications of the IIZ/DVV
2005-09-22
Conference: European Conference on Life Long Education of the Disabled
2005-08-26
General Assembly
2005-08-22
Learners stories published
2005-08-09
Adult Learning Conference
2005-08-05
Book: Museums, Libraries and Cultural Heritage
2005-08-04
The Development of Life-long Learning - challenges and barriers
2005-08-02
9th Adult Education Colloquium 2005: Effective Education and Learning for Active Citizenship
2005-08-01
Tender: Evaluation of "Learning Regions"-initiative
2005-06-10
Lifelong Learning and Migration: Historical and contemporary perspectives
2005-05-12
ePortfolio 2005 - the 3rd International Conference on the electronic portfolio
2005-05-09
University Cont. Educ. as a field of research in the extended EU
2005-04-27
Lifelong Learning in Museums and Galleries: A Life-challenging experience
2005-04-27
What future for Lifelong Learning in Europe?
2005-04-21
Succesful EAEA reception at European Parliament
2005-03-07
Making knowledge work
2005-02-03
eLearning Regions and Cities 2005
2005-02-01
Non-formal adult education and competencies
2005-01-18
At the Margins of Adult Education, Work and Civil Society
2004-11-26
Contact Seminar - Lifelong learning for senior citizens
2004-11-24
From Bologna - to Bergen...and beyond
2004-11-24
Participation in Adult Education
2004-11-16
Bringing e-learning close to lifelong learning and working life: a new period of uptake
2004-11-16
The Community University of the Valleys Partnership Conference - Changing Landscapes
2004-11-05
EAEA General Assembly 2004
2004-10-21
"Regional Partnerships for Lifelong Learning - Structural Innovations in Education and Training"
2004-10-12
FR: They are 100.000
2004-09-16
Between "Old" and "New" Worlds of Adult Learning
2004-09-15
Arts, Culture and Lifelong Learning Conference
2004-08-31
Seventh International LLinE Conference
2004-08-11
The Art of City Making: Urban Challenges in 21st Century Europe
2004-08-09
How to Be a Better Lifelong Learner
2004-07-11
Salzburg Talks
2004-06-17
"SO WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE EU?"
2004-06-04
Policy, Practice and Partnership: Getting to Work on Lifelong Learning
2004-06-02
Call for Papers for The second international conference on the electronic portfolio
2004-06-01
Academy of Lifelong Learning Advocacy
2004-05-25
Adult Alphabetisation - European Contact Seminar.
2004-05-24
8th Adult Education Colloquium
2004-05-19
The European Studies Programme
2004-05-17
INTERCULTURAL LEARNING - TRAINING IN TOOLS AND METHODS
2004-05-17
e-Learning and Adult Learners in Higher Education, Current trends in the Baltic/Nordic Region
2004-05-13
SOLIDAR Silver Rose Awards 2004
2004-05-12
New Call Leonardo da Vinci
2004-05-12
Online Educa Madrid 2004
2004-05-11
Intercultural Learning in Adult Education
2004-05-10
"Learning city" national event in Italy
2004-05-10
Daphne - EU programme to combat violence against children, young people and women
2004-05-10
Report on Basic Skills
2004-05-10
Education systems in Italy
2004-05-10
Call for proposals on projects in Iran
2004-05-10
Italian agreement on improving Adult Education
2004-05-10
Call for proposals on Youth and Active Citizenship
2004-05-10
European Science Week 2004
2004-05-10
The use of structural funds
2004-05-10
Making citizenship work
2004-05-10
Managing Regional Development
2004-05-10
"Promoting social inclusion" - Best practices seminar
2004-05-06
Learning and Globalisation Conference
2004-05-03
Conference on EU priorities
2004-05-03
Calls for proposals - eLearning Initiative
2004-05-01
France passes new law on education
2004-05-01
Leonardo call for Organisation of Events
2004-05-01
EAEA Traineeship in Helsinki
2004-05-01
Hearing of Mrs Dalia GRYBAUSKAITE, Commissioner nominated by Lithuania
2004-05-01
CALL FOR PROPOSALS Phase 2 of Leonardo
2004-05-01
Editorial: Motherland of Europe is going to be reunited!
2004-05-01
Finding Project Partners
2004-05-01
EAEA to offer ICT training
2004-04-30
Lifelong learning project
2004-04-30
SOCIUS in English
2004-04-29
Lifelong Learning and New Learning Culture
2004-04-29
Competence validation trends in Europe
2004-04-29
Grundtvig Contact Seminar on Adult Literacy
2004-04-29
Review of the sessions of Parliamentary Committees 2000-03
2004-04-29
A short commentary on your own national report on Implementing Lifelong Learning Strategies in Europe
2004-04-28
Research in Adult Education in Europe - 10 Years ERDI
2004-04-28
Including visually impaired people in standard e-learning courses
2004-04-28
GR3:Family literacy for parental empowerment
2004-04-28
10th Online Educa Berlin
2004-04-26
High-level Group on the Lisbon Strategy appointed
2004-04-23
Report on Lifelong learning
2004-04-23
Big challenges for Lifelong Learning in Europe
2004-04-23
EU is about mobility
2004-04-23
"Networking Europe - Democratic Citizenship Education"
2004-04-23
A formation for all
2004-04-22
European Conference for Adult Education Centres, Organisations and Associations
2004-04-22
Call for tenders on Evaluation of EU International Cooperation
2004-04-20
GR3: Making Sense of ICT
2004-04-20
TransNATIONAL Project Management
2004-04-20
EAEA Printed News April
2004-04-18
Slovenian resolution on AE Plan
2004-04-14
Project call on people with disabilities
2004-04-14
Building up a joint policy advocacy for the priorities of EAEA
2004-04-14
The European Parliamentary election and lifelong learning
2004-04-14
EAEA statement on the progress of work in the Concrete Objectives Programme in 2003
2004-04-14
The EP election and EAEA
2004-04-13
eLearning Regions and Cities
2004-04-13
New approaches to VET through sport
2004-04-13
Learning Italian
2004-04-07
Commissison Expert Group/Making best of resources
2004-04-07
2003 Making best use of resources Work documents
2004-04-07
2003 Making best use of resources - Time schedule
2004-04-07
Commissison Expert Group/Open learning environment, active citizenship, social inclusion
2004-04-07
2003 Open learning environment, active citizenship, social inclusion Work documents
2004-04-07
Required Reading
2004-04-07
Commissison Expert Group/Making learning attractive, strengthening links to working life and society
2004-04-07
2003 Making Learning Attractive - Working documents
2004-04-07
2003 Open learning environment, ac, Time schedule etc
2004-04-06
Lifelong Learning through Parental Involvment in Education
2004-04-06
Equipping Europe for CSR and Sustainable Development
2004-04-06
Key Issues in Strategies for HIV/AIDS Prevention
2004-04-06
International Survey on the Validation of Experiential Learning
2004-04-06
Global Monitoring Report on Education for All ed. board meets
2004-04-06
Education, Counselling and Social Work as Factors which play a role in the Integration Process of Immigrants and Refugee
2004-04-05
Learning's not a crime
2004-04-05
Material
2004-04-05
Volunteer work in EAEA
2004-04-05
Work as a trainee in EAEA
2004-04-03
Learning Festivals
2004-04-02
Ellproft
2004-04-02
Information Day eContent
2004-04-02
Book on Adult Education and flexible learning
2004-04-02
Commissison Expert Group/Education of Teachers and Trainers
2004-04-02
Commissison Expert Group Basic Skills/Key Competencies
2004-04-02
2004 Basic Skills/Key Competencies Work Documents
2004-04-02
Blocks
2004-04-02
Common European principles for validation of non-formal and informal learning
2004-04-02
Basic Skills Conference 2004
2004-04-01
Adult Education and Development
2004-04-01
NGO Platform
2004-04-01
European lifelong learning centre
2004-04-01
Social NGOs wants more transparency and accountability
2004-04-01
"Developing the Learning Region Transforming Thoughts to Actions"
2004-04-01
European Union Funding for NGO's
2004-04-01
Editorial: Education and skills at the centre of a fair and inclusive globalisation
2004-04-01
Portal on Information Society launched
2004-04-01
Turkey - our close neighbourhood
2004-04-01
Commissioner Reding asks for tripled budget
2004-04-01
Learning for change
2004-04-01
Educating cities
2004-04-01
Educating cities
2004-04-01
EU Educational programmes 2007-2013
2004-04-01
Mission statement
2004-04-01
Work programme on the follow up of The Objectives of Education and Training Systems in Europe
2004-04-01
OECD Education Ministerial 2004
2004-03-23
NGO Platform On Future Objectives of Education and Training Systems in Europe
2004-03-20
Subscribe/unsubscribe EAEA newsletter
2004-03-19
Accompany me
2004-03-16
Partnership
2004-03-16
A new generation of Community programmes in education and training after 2006
2004-03-16
Cultural Policy project
2004-03-15
"Delivering Lisbon" - Social Europe stalls
2004-03-12
National Qualifications Framework
2004-03-12
Intercultural Learning across Europe
2004-03-12
Active Citizens - a practical school
2004-03-11
Communication Unit
2004-03-11
HFHSS annual meeting in Budapest
2004-03-10
Promoting Social Inclusion through Basic Skills
2004-03-10
European Certificate in Basic Skills
2004-03-10
Add project
2004-03-10
Education for All
2004-03-09
About EAEA
2004-03-09
Brussels Main Office
2004-03-09
Valentina Chanina - EAEA OFFICE MANAGER
2004-03-09
Marta Lottes
2004-03-05
Best practice case studies sought from gallery and museum educators
2004-03-04
2nd Grundtvig Award in Adult Education
2004-03-04
The European Parliamentary election and lifelong learning
2004-03-04
First notice on EAEA General Assembly 2004
2004-03-04
Adult Learners Week in Flanders
2004-03-01
Adult Education - a future in Europe?
2004-02-06
Executive Board
2004-02-06
Janos Sz Toth
2004-02-06
Sue Waddington
2004-02-03
Developing Skills for Communication with People from Different Cultural Backgrounds
2004-01-22
EAEA staff
2004-01-21
Call for proposals on general activities of observation, analysis and innovation
2004-01-21
Skill audit methodology
2004-01-13
GA 2003
2004-01-13
GA 2002
2004-01-13
2001
2004-01-13
Agenda
2004-01-13
Material
2004-01-13
Study Circle
2004-01-13
Exhibition
2004-01-13
Grundtvig Award 2003
2004-01-13
Tacis Cross-Border Co-operation
2004-01-13
Adult education in Greece
2004-01-13
The statement of EAEA on the progress of work in the Concrete Objectives Programme in 2003
2003-10-06
Noticias
2003-10-06
A virtually based EAEA
2003-10-06
Adult Learners' Weeks
2003-10-06
Confintea Report
2003-10-06
Valuing seminar
2003-10-06
GLOBAL MOVEMENT FOR ACTIVE AGEING
2003-10-06
VI National Congress of Older Adults
2003-09-12
KNOWLEDGE SHARING IN Networked NGOs a future-oriented networking event
2003-09-05
Adult Education History
2003-08-19
Adult Education History
2003-07-16
Profile for volunteers in the EAEA
2003-07-04
Half a Century at the Service of Further Education
2003-07-03
ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP NETWORK
2003-03-03
Stimulation entrepreneurship in rural areas
1998-06-01
EAEA News Is Back
Focus on Lifelong Learning, 2001
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Adult education organisations in the countries of the European Union. Notes for a directory
Older adults as helpers in learning processes
The roles and functions of the system of adult education in the general education system including vocational training
ALICE- Information bank on non-formal adult education in Europe
Releasing the resource. Older adults as helpers in learning processes - II
The preparation and management of transnational adult education projects
The training of volunteers
Lifelong Learning - web resources
ACA - The Academic Cooperation Association
ACA - The Academic Cooperation Association is a European organisation dedicated to the promotion of higher education cooperation in Europe and beyond. ACA members are major independent organisations at national level who have been entrusted by their governments and other parties with the management of international academic cooperation and exchange.
Adult Education History
by infed, an independent, not-for-profit site exploring informal education and lifelong learning
Adult Education, generel information reader
AFS
AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
Ageless learner
Austrian knowledgebase Adult Education
The online knowledge platform for topics relevant to the theory and practice of adult education in Austria. In addition, the Knowledge Base offers information on the structure, organisation, statistics and the history of the Austrian Adult Education Institutes as well as on continuing education offers.
Biblioteca Digital CREFAL
El centro de Cooperación Regional para la Educación de Adultos en América Latina y el Caribe (CREFAL) es una Institución internacional de México que tiene como objetivo contribuir en la educación a lo largo y para toda la vida, realiza capacitación y formación de docentes e investigación a traves de su biblioteca brinda servicios de referencia y texto completo
CANTERA - Popular Education and Communication Cent
CERI-The Centre for Educ. Research and Innovation
The Centre for Educational Research and Innovation was established in June 1968, as a research and innovation oriented agency on education within the framework of the OECD
EARLALL
European Association of Regional and Local Authorities for Lifelong Learning
Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC)
The Education for Democratic Citizenship (EDC) includes all practices and activities designed to help young people and adults participate actively in democratic life by accepting and exercising their rights and responsibilities in society.
EFC
European Foundation Centre
Efil
EFIL, the European federation for Intercultural Learning, is the umbrella organisation of the European AFS Organisations in Europe.
EIL (Eil Ireland)
EIL is a worldwide intercultural learning organisation founded in 1932. It is the oldest educational exchange organisation in the world, operating in over 30 countries and involving over 30,000 people each year on a variety of cultural integration programmes.
Ellproft - European Lifelong Learning Professional
20 European organizations have pooled their skills and experiences together in order to create Ellproft, an European Adult Education Centre.
ESREA - European Society for Research on AE
ESREA promotes and disseminates theorectial and empirical research on the education of adults and adult learning in Europe through research networks, conferences and publications. Active members come from most part of Europe.
EU-funded projects
Here you will find all the projects that have been accepted for funding by the Socrates-Adult Education action (1995-99) and the Grundtvig action (from 2000). There is a short description for each project (either in English, French or German), based on the information given by the institutions/organisations themselves in their application.
Eurolink Age
Age Concern is the UK's largest organisation working with and for older people.
European Association of Distance Teaching Univ.
European Commission Citizenship pages
European Federation for Open & Distance Learning
European Language Network
A Network for Language Learning and Teaching
European ODL Liaison Committee
European University Association
The European University Association, as the representative organisation of both the European universities and the national rectors' conferences, is the main voice of the higher education community in Europe.
EUA's mission is to promote the development of a coherent system of European higher education and research.
Family Learning Weekend
Families are not only our first and most important teachers but they also teach us the most important things in life. The values, attitudes and culture that we learn from our families can stay with us throughout our lives.
French Centre National d'Enseignement a Distance
Gender online journal
G. E. M. S. (Gender, Education, Music, and Society) is a peer-reviewed, on-line journal that explores the myriad intersections between gender, education, music and society. Emphasis is on the ways in which music teaching and learning can be used to re-dress and eliminate inequalities.
German Education Server
Information portal to Germany's federal education system which is maintained by the federal and state authorities (Länder) in Germany. It opens the door to high-quality web-based information on education and is fast, relevant and thorough.
HEALTH PROMOTION
Community action programme on health promotion, information, education and training within the framework for action in the field of public health
How Adults Learn
How Can We Teach Critical Thinking?
Identification, Assessment, Recognition of non-for
International Council for Adult Education
LEONARDO DA VINCI
Action programme for the implementation of a European Community vocational training policy
Lifelong Learning Strategies in EU Contries
National Reports
Parel
Parel is a national advisory centre in the Netherlands for intercultural learning materials that caters for all sectors of education. Parel is an independant organisation with more then ten years of experience in this field.
PartBase - Partner finding service for Grundtvig
Do you want to find partners for your establishment’s European projects? PartBase is an easy-to-use tool, designed primarily for SOCRATES (Comenius 1 & Grundtvig 2), where you can register and search for partners in the European countries.
Paulo Freire and Popular Education
Quality in University Lifelong Learning (ULLL).
The Equipe Plus Network is a Grundtvig 4 funded project which supports the development of quality in University Lifelong Learning (ULLL). Its outputs include quality tools and a range of resources such as case studies, reports, presentations and a databank of ULLL quality experts.
Streghtening Lifelong Learning for all Week
The 'Turn to Gramsci' in Adult Education: A Review
The Commonwealth of Learning
The Commonwealth of Learning is an intergovernmental organisation created by Commonwealth Heads of Government to encourage the development and sharing of open learning/distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. COL is helping developing nations improve access to quality education and training.
The encyclopedia of informal education
