Adult Students in the European Higher Educational Environment

The paper considers the issue of accessibility of higher education for adults – the people of various ages and social status. The author analyzes the educational policy of the European Union and its different members, and demonstrates the priority of the given issue. The Bologna agreement involves t...

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Main Author: N. G. Gordiyenko
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University 2015-03-01
Series:Образование и наука
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Online Access:https://www.edscience.ru/jour/article/view/170
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spelling doaj-art-351c4d53e2a8496da070e59b62c732342025-02-03T11:50:34ZrusRussian State Vocational Pedagogical UniversityОбразование и наука1994-56392310-58282015-03-011413314310.17853/1994-5639-2013-4-133-143164Adult Students in the European Higher Educational EnvironmentN. G. Gordiyenko0Кременчугский национальный университет им. Михаила Остроградского, Кременчуг (Украина)The paper considers the issue of accessibility of higher education for adults – the people of various ages and social status. The author analyzes the educational policy of the European Union and its different members, and demonstrates the priority of the given issue. The Bologna agreement involves the reforms aimed at guaranteeing the lifelong education at any level.The interest to the adults education in the European Union results from the rising education requirements in the labor market; tough demographic situation and aging of professionals; redistribution of young people’s educational preferences; prolonged educational programs; flexible and consistent adult education policies in the European Union. Various approaches to interpreting a definition of the adult student are analyzed; classification according to students’ motivation and social status is given.https://www.edscience.ru/jour/article/view/170higher educationadult studentadult educationthe european union
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Adult Students in the European Higher Educational Environment
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higher education
adult student
adult education
the european union
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