Outreach Empowerment Diversity The network and its outcomes

Brussels, 17.09.2014

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AIMSThe network aim to

– analyse outreach strategies to marginalised groups and provide information to other adult education institutions how to organise this

– promote diversity in adult education organisations and their training – develop empowerment strategies based on good practice and

experiences of the network in order to activate learners from disadvantaged backgrounds

– improve the management of adult education institutions through diversity and the inclusion of learners´ voices

– look at how including diverse learners´ voices can improve adult education

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The partnership• Coordinator: EAEA• DAFNI KEK, Greece• DAEA, Denmark• dvv, Germany• Educational Disadvantage Centre EDC, St.

Patrick´s College, Ireland• ENAEA, Estonia

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The partnership cont.• FOLAC, Sweden• DIE, Germany• House of Science and Technology, Bulgaria• Hydra International Projects & Consulting,

Turkey• IOM Austria• La Ligue de l’Enseignement, France

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The partnership cont.• lernraum Wien, Austria• Movimiento para la Paz el Desarme y la Libertad,

Spain• NIACE, England• Romani Association of Women Drom Kotar

Mestipen, Spain• The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation, KVS

(replacing FAEA)

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4 MAIN PRODUCTS1. A good practice collection

2. Methodology guidelines for trainers / practitioners

3. European Conference in Brussels

4. Policy recommendations

- Reaching different levels!

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1. Good practice collectionThe OED network has collected and analysed 28 European good practice examples tackling the overlap of social inclusion and active citizenship. Good projects and organisations were identified after a common grid. Outreach methods and approaches were analysed and main trends and success factors identified. OED principles:a. Learners' Voice and Choice b. Didactical Coherence c. Allowing professionals to exchange roles: teaching using learners' expertise d. Spatial coherence e. Holistic offers

• Available on the OED website in English, German and French at http://www.oed-network.eu/index.php?k=118659

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2.Methodological guidelinesThe guidelines aim to support managers, course designers and practitioners in adult education institutions in their work with socially and educationally disadvantaged groups. It is based on examples of good practice collected and reflects the experiences of adult educators working in the field.

Phases analysed by the guidelines:1. Initial Contact: Informing and Recruiting Learners2. Pre-development Work: Balancing Identified Needs of Learners with Identified Strengths3. The Learning Situation: Involving Learners in Class4. The Learning Situation: Involving Learners on a Structural Level5. Transitioning Before and After the End of the Programme

•Contributions by a workshop with trainers and experts•Available in EN, FR, DE, ES and BG at http://www.oed-network.eu/index.php?k=118638

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3.OED final conferenceThe conference was held to present and discuss the outcomes of the OED network and to build a platform for networking and discussion between the network partners, adult education practitioners, AE organisations representatives, national and European policy makers and stakeholders in the lifelong learning sector.

• Brussels, 17 June 2014• 100 participants from all over Europe• More info at http://

www.eaea.org/en/projects/eaea-coordinated-projects/oed/oed-conference.html

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4.Policy recommendationsThe OED Network is formulating a number of policy recommendations aimed at policy-makers on the European level but also on the national levels. The recommendations propose improvements in the integration of marginalised groups in and through adult education and in their active citizenship, empowerment and participation in lifelong learning.• Coordinated by EAEA, input by the whole network and by the OED final

conference participants

• They were finalised in September 2014 and then translated into French, German, Spanish, Bulgarian, Greek and Turkish.

• Available at http://oed-network.eu/index.php?k=118639

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Some of the OED recommendations for the EU policy-makers:• Make outreach, empowerment and diversity as a priority• Increase the dialogue for LLL• Put emphasis on learning for active citizenship,

democracy, sustainable development and EU cohesion• Increase cooperation and learning between policy,

practice and research• Recognise the importance of non-formal adult learning• Develop higher quality and innovation in adult education

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Some of the recommendations for the national policy-makers:• Analyse and the remove barriers• Integrate adult education in existing strategies• Invest in adult learning• Fund and support learning communities• Strengthen non-formal adult education structures• Reach-out under-represented groups• Recognise and promote the personal, social, environmental and

economic benefits of adult learning• Provide in-service training or best trainers and staff

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Some of the recommendations for the adult education providers:• Include learners’ voice• Encourage participation even more• Increase diversity in adult education• Reach-out to under-represented groups• Encourage your staff and facilitators to use

innovative and empowering methodologies

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