IEUL conferences: Local Change, Social actions and Adult Learning... | 2nd call

“Local Change, Social actions and Adult Learning Challenges and Responses / June, 26, 27 and 28, 2014. Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon/ 2nd Call | NEW Deadline February 22, 2014 / Specific axis of discussion With the aim of approaching such issues, the network conference includes the following wishes to examine the following themes: i) the meanings of adult education and development ¬ from the economic to a wider understanding of development: what is the role of adult education in the promotion of local emancipatory practices and projects? ii) the role of local networks and actors and the articulation with international and national settings ¬ are local governments and governance paradoxical contradictory trends forces in emancipatory and democratic adult education? iii) participation of adults in local education and development activities and projects: is the social purpose of adult education limited by a discourse of Œempowerment¹ when emancipation is most needed? iv) Bottom-up and top-down decision making processes: how can local decision concerning adult education and development influence national and global policy orientations? More informations www.ie.ul.pt or http://globalandlocal.ie.ul.pt/”