01-03-2016


31-12-2019


Most European Lifelong Learning (LLL) policies have been designed to create economic growth and, at the same time, guarantee social inclusion (EC 2010). First, we will study how different LLL policies are compatible with each other in terms of their orientations and objectives and how each policy considers the needs of 'young adults'. Second, we will research the intended and unintended effects of policies on young adults. In this regard, we will look into relevant social developments such as life course de-standardisation processes and into an emerging new political economy of skills. Third, we will generate new knowledge about regional and local policymaking, with particular attention to actors, dynamics, and trends. By focusing on their regional/local context, we will elucidate the interaction and complementarity of LLL policies with other sectors of society, thus contributing to a better understanding of current fragmentation and discrepancies, in order to set parameters for future decision-making support systems.


The project will first contribute new knowledge of the impact of LLL policies on young adults' life courses, yielding insights on the conditions, strategies, and necessities for policies to become effective. In addition, it will provide insights on the innovations and potentials they unlock, in particular with view to informal and non-formal learning to better address vulnerable groups. Second, the project contributes to a better understanding of the tructural relationships and functional match between education/training and the labour market sectors. Third, the project will provide a thorough review of regional policies and initiatives in the countries studied, laying bare distinct dynamics and trends, but also mismatches and redundancies.


In particular, the project aims at identifying successful programmes in terms of sustainable solutions in integrating labour market with, social inclusion as well as their transferability to other contexts.


PCEP - Participation, Communities and Political Education


Comissão Europeia, H2020 - Horizon 2020 - Horizon 2020 - Young Society (Action type: I&DT)
Ref. 693167


Adult education
Adult education policy
Education policy
Labour market policy
Life course and transitions
Lifelong learning
Skills demand and supply
Youth unemployment


Tiago Neves



Alexandra Sá Costa

Fernanda Rodrigues

Isabel Menezes

José Pedro Amorim

Pedro Ferreira


Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (Coord.)
Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Instituto de Educação da Universidade de Lisboa
Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg
Plovdivski Universitet Paisiy Hilendarski
SOUTH-WEST UNIVERSITY "NEOFIT RILSKI" - BLAGOEVGRAD
Turun Yliopisto
Uciteljski fakultet Sveucilišta u Zagrebu
Universidade de Granada
Università degli studi di Genova
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Universität Wien
University of Glasgow

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