The teaching of Adult Education aims to develop the acquisition of knowledge about the new paradigms of Adult Education in the perspective of lifelong learning. It therefore has as objectives:
1. To provide students with historical, theoretical and methodological knowledge related to adult education.
2. To develop skills and competences in the field of professions related to adult education, with particular attention to the acquisition of qualitative methods aimed at the development of human resources.
3. To promote the study of literature related to adult education.
With the study of Adult Education the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives.
In terms of knowledge and understanding:
- knowledge and understanding of the theoretical, historical, epistemological and methodological dimensions of adult education in the perspective of lifelong learning.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- problem solving skills related to learning processes, activities and adult education pathways;
- ability to investigate and organize complex problems and information in different contexts and according to appropriate methodologies for the facilitation of learning, the design and implementation of training processes aimed at the development of human resources.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- ability to analyse and elaborate theories, processes and data related to adult education;
- ability to assess the quality of training processes and projects in different contexts.
In terms of communication skills:
- ability to express in a critical and systematic way arguments related to the theories and processes of Adult Education;
- communicative and relational skills functional to the facilitation of educational processes and to the development of adult competences.
In terms of learning skills:
- ability to exercise critical and metariflexive functions with regard to knowledge related to adult education and one's own learning ability;
- self-direction in learning and the use of context resources for this purpose.