Adult Educators in the Face of Crises in Europe

Managing Challenges, Shaping Identities and Changing Cultures
Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-74796-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 262 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm

Reihe: Research on the Education and Learning of Adults

This book explores the evolving identities, practices and challenges faced by adult educators across Europe in the context of recent crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and economic and social upheavals. These events have reshaped the educational landscape, disrupted adult learning and demanded rapid adjustments from adult educators. The book examines how these crises impact educators' identities, agency, and professional practice, particularly considering the precarious working conditions many face. Through empirical studies and theoretical reflections, the book investigates how adult educators navigate these turbulent times, addressing identity formation, professionalisation, and adaptation, while highlighting the ethical and social dimensions of their work.

Contributors are: Anna Anastasopoulou, Olena Anishchenko, Nataliia Avsheniuk, Carmel Borg, Brigitte Borsche, Maria Brown, Maria N. Gravani, Larissa Jõgi, Kristi Jüristo, Katrin Karu, Evangelia Koutoulianou, Susanne Lattke, Borut Mikulec, Stephen O’Brien, Eleni Papaioouann, Halliki Põlda, Cynne Põldäär, Ilona-Evelyn Rannala, Maria Santa and George K. Zarifis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Jõgi, Larissa

Zarifis, George K.

Lattke, Susanne

Gravani, Maria N.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung, lebenslanges Lernen

Über Autor(innen)

Larissa Jõgi, (PhD in Educational Sciences) is an Associate Professor at the School of Educational Sciences at Tallinn University, Estonia. She is a member of several networks including ESREA. She is one of the convenors of the ESREA Research Network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional Development (ReNAdET).

George K. Zarifis is Professor of Continuing Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests focus on adult educators' training and professionalisation. He is one of the convenors of the ESREA Research Network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional Development (ReNAdET).

Susanne Lattke is a Research Associate in the Department Learning and Teaching at the German Institute for Adult Education, Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning in Bonn, Germany. She currently serves as Secretary of ESREA and is one of the co-convenors of the ESREA Research Network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional Development (ReNAdET).

Maria N. Gravani is an Associate Professor in Adult & Continuing Education and Academic Director for the Masters in Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Open University of Cyprus. She currently serves on the European Society for the Research in the Education of Adults (ESREA) Presidium. She is one of the co-convenors of the ESREA Research Network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional Development (ReNAdET).