LLinE Lifelong Learning in Europe

Call for papers

This conference welcomes papers and posters on research, case studies and projects relevant to the themes

Deadline for abstracts (200 words): 17 November 2008.
Send your abstract to lline(at)kvs.fi.

A selection of papers will be published in the LLinE journal in 2009.

THEMES

• The state of lifelong learning in Europe: Is it accessible to everyone? Disadvantaged groups? What can be done to improve the situation?
• Is LLL a right? Whose right?
• How can LLL promote inclusion, empowerment, and democratisation?
• How does LLL influence an individual’s lifespan: is there potential for emancipation?
• How do official documents, legislations and strategies regard LLL? Is there a gap between rhetoric and reality?
• The role and responsibilities of different players in LLL: public sector, business and industries, voluntary organisations, individuals?
• Participation in LLL: European trends

Workshops will cover themes such as

1. Legislation and entitlements

- Is LLL a (human) right? Whose right?
- How do official documents, legislations and strategies regard LLL?
- Is there a gap between rhetoric and reality?
- What does the right mean in terms of legislation? What is the support of social partners?
- Is right to LLL an enticement?
- Equity aspects?
- Consumer rights and positive rights
- What about when rights collide with finances?

2. Inclusion, advocacy and empowerment

- The state of lifelong learning in Europe:
o Is it accessible to everyone?
o Disadvantaged groups?
o What can be done to improve the situation?
- How can LLL promote inclusion, empowerment, and democratisation?

3. Key transitions across the lifespan

- How does LLL influence an individual’s lifespan: is there potential for emancipation?
- Transitions from education to working life; working life to retirement; one workplace to another; employment to unemployment and vice versa; unemployment / employment to entrepreneurship

4. European policy and trends

- Participation in LLL: European trends
- The role and responsibilities of different players in LLL: public sector, business and industries, voluntary organisations, individuals