Lifelong Learning

More specifically, the groups work will focus on practice and experiential learning, work based learning, adult learning, organizational learning, and new forms of collaboration around learning between education and work life (symbiotic learning, dual educational models etc.). A number of more specific themes will be pursued:

• Conditions for learning in the knowledge society
• assessment of prior learning
• How changes in socialization processes in a knowledge society affects life long learning and vice versa
• Skilling and reskilling, different competence needs, transversal or generic skills
• HEIs as keys to further education for individuals and society
• Diffuse borderlines between work based and school-based learning
• Increased efforts on innovation and development of human capital
• Vocationalisation of higher education

The LLL-group has its basis in seven internationally established research fields for discussing an expanded concept of LLL.Philosopohy of education and learning (Bildung – paideía)

• Social and historical organisation of learning
• Lifelong learning
• Organizational learning and learning organizations (collective learning)
• Work based learning (individual learning)
• Adult learning (andragogy)
• Vocational and professional education and training (VET)

The group will develop commented lists of literature for each of the seven areas. Collaboration about learning and development of professional competence and knowledge, collective learning in work places are challenges central for everyone at the OsloMet. The LLL-group wants to contribute to a collective effort at the OsloMet and to create and strong research environment and networks for this across different disciplines.