Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE NEW AREAS IN THE SCOPE OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- PART TWO INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- Chapter 3 The place of adult education in education policy at the local level
- Chapter 4 Education in non-governmental organizations and formation of a local identity
- Chapter 5 Students with an immigrant background in the Slovenian education system
- Chapter 6 Practical training of students and the realisation of lifelong learning
- PART THREE LIFELONG LEARNING PRACTICES IN FAMILY AND SCHOOL BACKGROUND
- Contributors
- Name index
- Subject index
Chapter 6 - Practical training of students and the realisation of lifelong learning
from PART TWO - INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE NEW AREAS IN THE SCOPE OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- PART TWO INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- Chapter 3 The place of adult education in education policy at the local level
- Chapter 4 Education in non-governmental organizations and formation of a local identity
- Chapter 5 Students with an immigrant background in the Slovenian education system
- Chapter 6 Practical training of students and the realisation of lifelong learning
- PART THREE LIFELONG LEARNING PRACTICES IN FAMILY AND SCHOOL BACKGROUND
- Contributors
- Name index
- Subject index
Summary
Connection between practical training and lifelong learning
In 2007, the University of Ljubljana issued instructions about practical training. The Smernice za praktično usposabljanje na Univerzi v Ljubljani (Guidelines for Practical Training at the University of Ljubljana) locate practical training in the wider “learning at a workplace” which is only one form of student work (Kristl et al., 2007, p. 7). In line with the concept of lifelong learning, the new features dictated changes in the practical training within all educational programmes. Practical training should ensure interdisciplinary connections, thus realising lifelong learning. How can practical training be connected with lifelong learning? We can answer this after a brief description of the importance of lifelong learning.
The importance of lifelong learning
There is a number of definitions of lifelong learning, going back to the 1990s, when experts around the world met, discussed and tried to establish the importance of lifelong learning. Let us mention a few of the most important events. In 1994, the first international conference on lifelong learning took place in Rome, at which the European Lifelong Learning Initiative (ELLI) offered a definition of lifelong learning as a process that is constantly supporting and encouraging individuals, giving them the strength to acquire the knowledge, values, skills and understanding that they will need throughout their life (Longworth in Davies, 1995, p. 34).
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- Lifelong Learning TodayNew Areas, Contexts, Practices, pp. 83 - 96Publisher: Jagiellonian University PressPrint publication year: 2013