Non-Formal Adult Education: Challenges and Prospectsof 21st Century

Authors

  • OLENA OGIENKO Dr hab. of Science in Education, Professor of Department of Pedagogy of A.S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, Ukraine
  • OLENA TERENKO PhD, Senior teacher of Department of English Language Practice of A.S. Makarenko Sumy State Pedagogical University, Ukraine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15584/eti.2018.2.22

Keywords:

adult education, non-formal adult education, knowledge society, lifelong learning, institutionalization, validation, training

Abstract

The article defines the essence and significance of adult non-formal education as an important component of the system of continuing education; analyzes changes in the definition of the phe-nomenon of non-formal adult education, its role and place in the knowledge society; emphasizes on the importance of development of mechanisms for validation of results of non-formal and informal adult education, training of and ragogues; outlines perspectives of its development.

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Published

2018-06-30

How to Cite

OGIENKO, O., & TERENKO, O. (2018). Non-Formal Adult Education: Challenges and Prospectsof 21st Century. Journal of Education, Technology and Computer Science, 24(2), 169–174. https://doi.org/10.15584/eti.2018.2.22

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2018): Edukacja – Technika – Informatyka

Section

SELECTED PROBLEMS OF ADULT EDUCATION

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