Lifelong learning in higher education institutions. The case of the Open University of the University of Warsaw. Cover Image

Rozwój kształcenia ustawicznego w polskich uczelniach wyższych na przykładzie Uniwersytetu Otwartego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego.
Lifelong learning in higher education institutions. The case of the Open University of the University of Warsaw.

Author(s): Katarzyna Lubryczyńska‑Cichocka
Subject(s): Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Kancelaria Sejmu
Keywords: adult education; lifelong learning; Poland; higher education; open university;

Summary/Abstract: The article looks at the issue of lifelong learning, i.e. learning throughout a person’s lifetime for either personal or professional reasons. In the first part, the author provides general background on lifelong learning, including UNESCO documents, EU programmes and Polish legal framework. The second section covers selected organizational forms of lifelong learning in Poland, with particular attention given to universities of the third age and open universities. Next, the Open University of the University of Warsaw is introduced as an example of the lifelong learning institution.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 213-248
  • Page Count: 36
  • Language: Polish
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