Adult education trends: realities and prospects.

Abstract

The author substantiates the urgency of adult education problems under modern socio-economic conditions in Ukraine. The analysis of the priority areas for European adult education has been carried out. The attention is drawn to the necessity of expanding the circle of providers giving adult education services. The priority of informal adult education development has been grounded. Diverse methods to practice adult education in Ukraine are determined. It is emphasized that a developmental basis for regulatory, scientific-methodical components of adult education are comprehensive assessment, analysis of the thematic spectrum of adult learning needs and opportunities for their satisfaction, quality assessment, territorial and financial accessibility of different types of educational programs. Some aspects of adult education centers activity have been shown in the article.