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🌟 Inspiring #ProjectStories in ELM Magazine 🌟 Ana-Maria Tanase of CPIP Romania - Centrul pentru Promovarea Invatarii Permanente shares insights from the international I-BLU project, which is creating 🍀 innovative 🍀 user-friendly pathways for adult English learners. “It was important for me to provide a solution for adults seeking new ways to develop personally,” she says. 🔎 Read more 👇 💡 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, free and online #LanguageLearning #IBLU #LifelongLearning #Collaboration Lauri Tuomi Heidi Kinnunen Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation

Great read on three researchers and their unique paths into adult education! 🌍📚 Their motivations? ✔ Raising awareness on basic skills and their impact on confidence and careers ✔ Making the invisible visible and challenging misconceptions ✔ Exploring adult education’s effects on marginalized groups Discover their insights from Iceland, Finland and Ireland. 👇 👉 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, free and online #LifelongLearning #Research Lauri Tuomi Heidi Kinnunen Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation

✅ Research-practice partnerships merge #EmpiricalInquiry with #PracticalDevelopment 🤝 ✅ These partnerships are #LongtermCollaborations between equal partners 🤝 ✅ A #TrustingEnvironment and well-established interactions are key to mitigating possible power imbalances. Discover more insights in Hanna Reinius' column 👇 💡 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, free and online Lauri Tuomi Heidi Kinnunen Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation #LifelongLearning #Education #Research #Development #Partnerships

🌟 Share your inspiring project story! 🌟 ✔️ Have you participated in an interesting project in the field of #AdultEducation? ✔️ Do you have great photos capturing its impact? 👉 Submit your idea to ELM Magazine and share your experiences with our readers! 📧 Email us at: elm@kvs.fi If your submission is approved, we’ll send you a list of questions to help develop a Q&A article. We look forward to hearing from you soon! 🔗 Read our first Project Stories 👇 #LifelongLearning #BestPractices #Innovations 👉 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, free and online

🍀 Tackling rural decline through #CommunityEngagement and #Research 🔎 The KNowledgE alliance for Social Innovation in Shrinking villages (KiNESIS) project highlights ✔️ the importance of research in mitigating rural decline ✔️ the value of students' real-life experiences while conducting research ✔️ the transformative power of the residents' engagement in fighting against rural decline 🤝 “The programme enhances the collaboration between researchers and local communities to co-create practical solutions,” says Jacomien Kooiker.   Read more 👇 👉 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, free and online #ResearchAndPractice #RuralDevelopment #LifelongLearning Lauri Tuomi Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation Daniela Chavarría Devia

🧩 What’s the key to develop a more integrated, effective and inclusive #AdultEducationSystem? ✔️ Strengthened cooperation between policymakers, practitioners and researchers is essential. One practical step: promoting horizontal governance to involve private, not-for-profit and research sectors in filling policy gaps and reaching underserved populations. 💡 As Francesca Torlone, Associate Professor at the University of Florence, explains: “Involving diverse sectors in adult education projects could help address fragmentation and include those often left behind.” Dive into Torlone's insights on the RegALE survey results in ELM Magazine, exploring the fragmented state of adult education in Europe and proposing actionable solutions. 🔎 Discover more and watch the videos 👇 👉 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, now focusing on the theme of #ReseachAndPractice #LifelongLearning #InclusiveEducation #RegALE Lauri Tuomi Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation Università degli Studi di Firenze

💡 “With an open mind, research can become a valuable tool for practice and policy,” writes Jón Torfi Jónasson in his editorial for ELM Magazine. ✔️ However, it doesn’t provide the ultimate solution to a problem, as our comprehension can continuously be elevated or changed, he continues. Read more about Jónasson's insightful thoughts 👇 👉 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, now focusing on the theme of #ReseachAndPractice #EvidenceInformed #EvidenceInspired #ResearchContribution #PolicyShaping #EducationalPractice #LifelongLearning Lauri Tuomi Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation Heidi Kinnunen

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🌟 Attention policymakers and decision-makers – the #PIAAC results are out ❗ Now is the time to delve deeper and discover strategies to shape the future.   Read insights from Finland’s PIAAC expert, Joonas Mannonen, on key focus areas 👇 🔎 ELM Magazine on #AdultEducation in Europe, free and online #AdultSkills #LifelongLearning #PolicyMaking #SkillsDevelopment Lauri Tuomi Kvs-säätiö | Kvs Foundation - The Finnish Lifelong Learning Foundation Opetushallitus - Utbildningsstyrelsen - Finnish National Agency for Education Jatkuvan oppimisen ja työllisyyden palvelukeskus Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö/Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet/Ministry of Education & Culture

How can corporate social responsibility help adult learners cope with policy changes in Europe❓ The initiative Civic Scouts at Work is on a mission to transform workplaces into hubs of democratic engagement by embedding civic education into corporate training programs. But can companies truly bridge the gap between boardrooms and ballots❓ 👉 Discover an insightful article in ELM Magazine - a free, online magazine on #AdultEducation and #LifelongLearning. https://lnkd.in/dDbHdhcK #CivicEngagement #CivicEducation #CorporateSocialResponsibility #CSR #WorkplaceLearning Louisa Slavkova Martin Kirbach Kanya Kinga