" Adult Learning Will Change the World "

Adult learning and education (ALE) opportunities are undervalued in today's society, even though most of a person's life is spent in "adulthood." In addition, the learning of adults who are responsible for today's society is indispensable for the transformation to a sustainable future. Would you like to think about how to proceed with adult learning together with international trends?

Date and time

October 1, 2022 (Sat) 13:00-16:00

venue

Held online (Zoom meeting)
*After applying, we will send you a link and instructions for participation by email.

Eligible people/participation fee

• Target audience: Practitioners/researchers of adult learning/education and social education, leaders of youth/youth organizations, NGO/NPO personnel, and those interested in the topic
• Capacity: Approximately 100 people (first-come-first-served basis, advance application required)
• Participation fee: Free

program

1. 13:00- general greeting

• Yumoto Hiroyuki (DEAR Representative Director)
• Shigeru Aoyagi (Director, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Office for Education)

2. 13:15- Explanation of the purpose and outline of the meeting

• Makiko Kondo (Deputy Director of DEAR, Executive Director of Japan Society of Social Education)

3. 13:35- Marrakech Framework for Action

• Takashi Miyake (Secretary General, NGO Network for Educational Cooperation (JNNE))

4. 13:55- Concerning the involvement of the Japanese government

• Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (under adjustment)
• Question-and-answer session

5. 14:30- Meeting follow-up and actions

• Point presentation: Makiko Kondo, Takashi Miyake
• Comment: Kiichi Oyasu (UNESCO-Asia Cultural Center, Japan Association for Basic Education Security) From trends in "Role and significance of literacy surveys based on the Marrakech Framework for Action"
• Response: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Policy Bureau (under adjustment)

6. 15:10- Group discussion

• Divide into breakout rooms (small groups) and exchange ideas

7. 15:45- About the future

• Dissemination of the Marrakech Framework for Action
• Response to the next edition of the Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE)

Application method

Please fill in the application form on the site below and send it.

http://www.dear.or.jp/event/10480/
*The application deadline is Tuesday, September 26th.

Background and purpose

The 7th Conference of the International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII) , which has been held under the initiative of UNESCO since 1947, was held in Marrakech, Morocco in June 2022. "Adult Learning Will Change the World" was the key message of the conference, which adopted the Marrakech Framework for Action as its outcome document. The framework for action reflects the opinions of the Japanese government and civil society, and is highly significant as it was unanimously adopted by 142 UNESCO member countries. becomes.

Therefore, in this follow-up meeting, we will report on the conference outline of CONFINTEA VII and the Marrakech Framework for Action.

organizer

Accredited NPO Corporation Development Education Association (DEAR)

Cooperation

Japan Association for Basic Education Security, Japan Society of Kominkan, Japan Society of Social Education, UNESCO-Asia Cultural Center, Education Cooperation NGO Network (JNNE) (all planned)

patronage

Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (pending)

subsidy

The Earth Environment Fund, an independent administrative agency for environmental regeneration and preservation

Inquiries regarding this matter

Development Education Association (DEAR)
Secretariat: Ito E-mail: yito@dear.or.jp
*I am working from home.