HERC Post-doctoral Researcher presenting to AISHE Annual Conference

The All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) is an independent, membership-based professional society dedicated to the promotion of good practice in learning and teaching throughout the island of Ireland.  The AISHE conference seeks to promote the professional recognition and enhancement of teaching and learning in Higher Education through a range of research and practitioners papers, symposia, short presentations and mediated poster sessions. The 2012 AISHE conference will be hosted at DCU from 30-31 August 2012. Drawing on work undertaken as part of an EC supported project on opening higher education to adults, led by Humboldt university and the German institute of Adult Education, Dr Ekaterina Kozina, postdoctoral researcher at HERC will present at the conference on 30 august (details below).

Exploration of ‘good practice’ in the provision of higher education to adults within and outside Europe. A case of Russia
Authors: Dr. Ekaterina Kozina, Dr. Alla Guseva
Thursday, 30 August, 2012
Abstract: We will discuss the latest trends of the European Commission encouraging Member States to make lifelong learning the basic principle underlying education and training, and the process of development within this framework , the Adult Learning sector (as set out in the “Action Plan on Adult Learning”, 2007). This includes opening up higher education to those who have not previously engaged in studies at this level, including adults, is seen as crucial in this context. Flexible provision has been identified as one of the main elements needed in order to attract more non-traditional learners into higher education while overcoming barriers faced by this group of learners. In this conference paper we will also present our mapping and analysis of recent developments in Russia with regard to quality approaches in the field of Adult Learning.