2009-09-15

Connection. Cultural Organizations as Learning and Communication Environments

This Analysis Report presents the findings of the Research on Adult Education Practices in Cultural Institutions phase of the CONNECTION project in 5 countries: Bulgaria, Lithuania, Italy, Romania and Turkey. It provides an overall image of adult education practices developed by cultural organisations, with the aim to support the development of two training curricula for cultural professionals involved in educational activities and managers of cultural institutions, representing an important part of project results. The study contributes to a conceptual framework that enhances understanding of the European development of life long learning process, focusing on education taking place within cultural institutions.

The professional development and the improvement of the quality of teachers, trainers and adult educators has been recognised as a priority at European level, as one of the main factors influencing the quality of provision in the adult learning sector1. A variety of studies and researches have been carried out so far, many of them supported by the European Commission2. The research undertaken in the framework of CONNECTION project complements the studies carried out so far, by focusing on a particular category of adult education providers museums, libraries, cultural and educational centers and on the needs for skills and competencies development of professionals from these institutions.

The research had two main lines, one focused on the organizational context of cultural institutions and on the types of educational activities and methods used by them, in the perspective of evaluating their potential to place learning at the core of their mission, based on a social constructivism approach of learning and adult education. The second one aimed to asses the training needs of two categories of personnel cultural professionals and cultural managers in the areas of adult education methods and organizational development.

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Download: http://www.artsmanagement.net/downloads/research-adult-education2009.pdf (Report)

Download: http://www.artsmanagement.net/downloads/research-education-material2009.pdf (Educational Materials and Training Curricula)

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