EDAM Education Against Marginalisation Results of the first European research concerning outcome of adult education Drs. Maurice de Greef Maastricht University / Vrije Universiteit Brussel / LVO

For whom? What do think for your country?

A. Mission impossible: Being a good qualitative director of life? Missing the boat? Missing the boat? Staying in the harbour of Rotterdam? Staying in the harbour of Rotterdam? Moving to the canals of Amsterdam? Moving to the canals of Amsterdam?

B. The study: Influence of training-design on increase of social inclusion ? Training-design  increase social inclusion Training-design  increase social inclusion Learning-environment  to gain a better place in society Learning-environment  to gain a better place in society Learning-environment: Learning-environment: –Courses of basic skills –Courses digital skills –Language courses

Researchmodel Training-design 1. Learning-contents and interaction 2. Context: Life-circumstances Transfer-climate 3. Trainee-charact.: Sociodemogr. factors Motivation Self-directness 4. Support supervisor Social Inclusion 1. Activation 2. Internalisation 3. Participation 4. Connection

Phase 1: Phenomenographical study: meaning of increase of social inclusion Pilot: Interviews among 32 participants Pilot: Interviews among 32 participants 4 categories of social inclusion: 4 categories of social inclusion: –Activation:To manage in and around house –Participation: To visit doctor, police, local community services, bank or to dine out –Connection:To meet new people and to improve existing contacts –Internalisation:To dare being yourself and to feel well Remarkable: Remarkable: Higher increase SI participation unemployed Higher increase SI participation unemployed

Model Increase of Social Inclusion

Phase 2: Quantitative study Outcomes in terms of Social Inclusion 8 Countries (NL, BE, IT, AT, RO, EL, DK, DE) 8 Countries (NL, BE, IT, AT, RO, EL, DK, DE) 50 Institutions of Adult Education 50 Institutions of Adult Education 995 participants 995 participants Ca. 15 meetings of Ca. 15 meetings of Courses aiming increase of social inclusion a.o.: Courses aiming increase of social inclusion a.o.: –Language courses (Literacy) –Digital Skills –Basic Skills Pre-phase:Testing SIT-instrument among 308 participants (in NL) Pre-phase:Testing SIT-instrument among 308 participants (in NL)

Country → European consor-tium NLBEITATROELDKDE Variable of social inclusion ↓ 1.National language skills Digital skills International language skills Assertiveness Labour and Upbringing skills Voluntary work and neighbourhood skills Contact skills Financial skills Meeting and attempting Meeting intimate contacts Attempting in associations neighbourhood Being active in nature and sports Involving into arts and culture Getting a membership Preventing loneliness Activation & Internalisation Participation & Connection

High percentage or not? Educational evaluation-studies: EDAM:EDAM: –Activation & Internalisation: 44.2% –Participation & Connection: 37.4% Training for work: Training for work: –35,4% directly a job –29,7% after one and half year a job (LFL are daily durable skills) Training in work: Training in work: –10% until 20% of participants applies learning-outcome

Authentical influence? Both:Transferpossibilities: Both:Transferpossibilities: –Possibilities to apply learning-outcome in daily life Activation & Internalisation Activation & Internalisation –Teacher support Participation & Connection Participation & Connection –Learning contents & activities

C. Products (direct) of EDAM WP 1:Desk-research and paper concerning Adult Education and social inclusion in Europe (RO) WP 1:Desk-research and paper concerning Adult Education and social inclusion in Europe (RO) WP 2: FIRST European Database VE  SI (IT) WP 2: FIRST European Database VE  SI (IT) WP 3:Evaluation-model for organisations of AE (AT) WP 3:Evaluation-model for organisations of AE (AT) WP 4: Tool-kit for policy-makers (DE) WP 4: Tool-kit for policy-makers (DE) WP 5: Train – the – trainers (DK) WP 5: Train – the – trainers (DK)

C. Products (indirect) of EDAM WP 6:Dissemination-plan (EL) WP 6:Dissemination-plan (EL) WP 7: Communication & Management (NL) WP 7: Communication & Management (NL) WP 8:Evaluation(plan) in- and external (BE) WP 8:Evaluation(plan) in- and external (BE) WP 9: Exploitation of results (meetings and plan) (NL) WP 9: Exploitation of results (meetings and plan) (NL) Hopefully influence of EC And results Memorandum Lissabon!

Continuing story of research New partners in Europe New partners in Europe In NL: new learning-environments: In NL: new learning-environments: – Welfare, – Housing, – Labour market Dutch database consists of: Dutch database consists of: – 5017 learners – 80 communities – 63 organisations Analysis on: Analysis on: – Kind of target-group – Effect of learning on social inclusion and development on labour market – Success-factors of learning Research-results can be an input for policy-making Research-results can be an input for policy-making!

Everybody can reach optimal state of social inclusion after courses of a.o. basic skills? Not always possible! Not always possible! To need a view behind the scene! To need a view behind the scene! –How am I doing it now? –What do I prefer to do differently? Organisation of view for vulnerable adults together with supervision to become their own director! Organisation of view for vulnerable adults together with supervision to become their own director! And that’s how we call... And that’s how we call... In Europe: EDAM: EDucation Against Marginalisation In Europe: EDAM: EDucation Against Marginalisation What do think for your country? What do think for your country?