Transnational Partnership EU Grundtvig Project (August 2009 – July 2011)

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Project Title : Adults Learn in Families (ALFA): EU Lifelong Learning Programme

���� The Grundtvig Partnership will address the UK priorityUK priorityUK priorityUK priority of assisting different adult Learnersadult Learnersadult Learnersadult Learners from vulnerable social groups and from marginal socialvulnerable social groups and from marginal socialvulnerable social groups and from marginal socialvulnerable social groups and from marginal social contexts,contexts,contexts,contexts, in particular older people and those who

have left education without basic qualifications, in order to give them alternative opportunitiesalternative opportunitiesalternative opportunitiesalternative opportunities to access

adult education across Europeacross Europeacross Europeacross Europe

���� This priority will be addressed by studying the relationship between generations and develop a path to promote a joint parents/children learningpromote a joint parents/children learningpromote a joint parents/children learningpromote a joint parents/children learning method based on different cultural approaches. Open source tools such as ICTICTICTICT----based educational content, services and practicesbased educational content, services and practicesbased educational content, services and practicesbased educational content, services and practices would be used as strategic resources

to encourage de-personalisation and the giving up of traditional roles in order to minimise generational conflicts.

���� Actions for the project include:Actions for the project include:Actions for the project include:Actions for the project include:

Mobilities to be carried out to partner institutions approved for funding in the same

Partnership and the preparations needed to plan the exchanges Mobilities to be undertaken by staff and learners of the participating organisations

Grundtvig Learning Partnerships focusing on themes of mutual interest to participating organisations

Multilnational projects for improving adult education systems through the development and transfer of innovation and good practice

ALFA ALFA ALFA ALFA ---- Adults Learn in families Adults Learn in families Adults Learn in families Adults Learn in families ---- is funded under the Grundtvig is funded under the Grundtvig is funded under the Grundtvig is funded under the Grundtvig PartnershipPartnershipPartnershipPartnership Program of the EU Lifelong Learning Program of the EU Lifelong Learning Program of the EU Lifelong Learning Program of the EU Lifelong Learning Programme. Project agreement number: Programme. Project agreement number: Programme. Project agreement number: Programme. Project agreement number: 2009200920092009----1111----IT2IT2IT2IT2----GRU06GRU06GRU06GRU06----06451 806451 806451 806451 8

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Contact: Mercy MacleanContact: Mercy MacleanContact: Mercy MacleanContact: Mercy Maclean

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