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According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), adult education is an education targeting mainly adult individuals (a person who already reached the age, when he/she is responsible for their actions) who aim to enhance their technical and/or professional qualifications, develop their skills and competencies, and enrich their knowledge. It can have several objectives (UIS 2011):
Completing a formal education
Acquiring skills and competencies in a completely new area
Refreshing their knowledge in a particular field of their specialization
Introduction
Adult education plays a key role in sustainable development and promotes economic, social, and environmental dimensions of sustainable development and creates favorable conditions for empowering global active citizens. It plays a significant role in economic growth and in social and personal development. Its main social...
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Faradova, G. (2020). Adult Education: Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. In: Leal Filho, W., Azul, A.M., Brandli, L., Özuyar, P.G., Wall, T. (eds) Quality Education. Encyclopedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95870-5_1
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