5
Jul
2016
SCUTREA Conference 2016
United Kingdom, Leicester
Tuesday, July 5, 2016 - 09:00 CEST to Thursday, July 7, 2016 - 17:00 CEST
The Standing Conference on the University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA) conference brings together researchers and professionals from the field of adult education and lifelong learning and provides a platform to discuss themes and topics of national and international interest.
Date: 5/7 July, University of Leicester
Event Details
Status
As planned
Event type
Conference
Event website
Organiser name
The Standing Conference on the University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA)
University of Leicester
University of Leicester
Contact details
SCUTREA Conference Organiser contact details:
Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Leicester,
128 Regent Road, Leicester, LE1 7PA, UK
If you have any questions please send an email to scutrea@le.ac.uk or call +44 (0)116 252 5914
Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning, University of Leicester,
128 Regent Road, Leicester, LE1 7PA, UK
If you have any questions please send an email to scutrea@le.ac.uk or call +44 (0)116 252 5914
Number of delegates
> 200
Target group
Academics, students, researchers in andragogy
Adult learning networks & organisations
Policy makers
Aims and objectives
At the conference you will explore the tensions between the politics of austerity and the positive impacts and benefits of adult education, by addressing themes that could include:
Active citizenship, Adult education, character and the cultivation of virtues, Career enhancement and development, Creativity and innovation, Families and communities, Formal and Informal learning, Learning in multiple communities, Lifelong learning and mobility, Skills and employment, Second chance education, Social inclusion, Teaching and learning environments/spaces, Wellbeing and aging, Widening participation.
Active citizenship, Adult education, character and the cultivation of virtues, Career enhancement and development, Creativity and innovation, Families and communities, Formal and Informal learning, Learning in multiple communities, Lifelong learning and mobility, Skills and employment, Second chance education, Social inclusion, Teaching and learning environments/spaces, Wellbeing and aging, Widening participation.
Attending fee
On