LLL FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL DIASABILITY Alenka Golob Msc

LEARNING SOCIETY AND PEOPLE WITH ID

TWO DIMENSION OF LLL : LIFELONG: from “cradle to grave” LIFEWIDE: anything, enywhere, everywhere Alenka Golob,

THIS ARE THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH ERIC BROUSSIN CONSIDERS TO BE FAR TOO OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE LIVES OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFICULTIES THIS ARE THE WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS WHICH ERIC BROUSSIN CONSIDERS TO BE FAR TOO OFTEN USED TO DESCRIBE THE LIVES OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFICULTIES

MARGINMARGIN EXCLUSIONEXCLUSION POWERLESSNESPOWERLESSNES SOCIAL STIGMASOCIAL STIGMA CONTROLCONTROL UNWORTHINESSUNWORTHINESS

LOW SELF IMAGELOW SELF IMAGE UNSUITABLE ACCOMMODATION POSSIBILITIESUNSUITABLE ACCOMMODATION POSSIBILITIES RISK OF ABUSERISK OF ABUSE LIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF CHOICE AND OWN CONTROLLIMITED POSSIBILITIES OF CHOICE AND OWN CONTROL

DENIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTSDENIAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS CRITICAL APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT POTENTIALCRITICAL APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL CRITICAL APPROACH TO SEXUAL INTIMACYCRITICAL APPROACH TO SEXUAL INTIMACY

LACK OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESLACK OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

EDWARD’S VIEW ON LEARNING SOCIETY The learning society is an educated society, committed to active citizenship, liberal democracy and equal opportunities. (equal starting point)

A learning society is a learning market, enabling institutions to provide services for individuals as a condition for supporting the competitiveness of the economy. (mostlly used)

Learning society is one in which learners adopt a learning approach to life, drawing on a wide range of resources to enable them to support their lifestyle practices. This supports lifelong learning as a condition of individuals in the contemporary period to which policy needs to respond.

BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TERMS ABOUT LEARNING OF PEOPLE WITH ID seen people like person normalization compliance learners experiences encouragement

Enabling clear and appropriet opportunities Support through development of independence Putting clear information Searching for balance between control and freedom

Recognition of meaningfullnes Believe in possibility in personal growth and development Development and enablement personal responsibility Awareness of realistic opportunities about maximal development

Acceptance of ones real state Acquisition with small step

MEMORANDUM OD LLL 6 ELEMENTS COMMON STRATEGY OF LLL 1.Partnership cooperation 2.Insight in reshaping in learning society basic knowledge 3.apropriete sources

4.improving learning opportunities access 5. Creating learning culture 6. Effort for excellence

Europe in Action 2006 – Learning all our Lives "We are able to learn and we demand equal opportunities!” Brussels, 31 May 2006

FIVE RECOMENDATIONS

life-long learning programmes should target all citizens, including adults with intellectual disabilities;

the programmes should not only focus on vocational training, but on all topics that are important to gain autonomy and self-esteem as well as contributing to the inclusion of people into society

learning programmes must be of good quality and meet the needs of the learners in today’s society;

awareness raising about the learning abilities of adults with intellectual disabilities is necessary among family members, professionals, employers, disabled people themselves and within the community as a whole.

life-long learning should offer a broad range of choices in terms of topics and ways of learning, both formal and non- formal education must be available;

The Treasure Within, Report to Unesco of the International Commision on Education for the 21.st Century

The Four Pillars of Education for 21.st Century

1. MEANS TO LEARN HOW TO LEARN IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIFELONG LEARNING1. MEANS TO LEARN HOW TO LEARN IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF LIFELONG LEARNING

2. TO LEARN NOT ONLY TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF CERTAIN PROFFESION2. TO LEARN NOT ONLY TO ACQUIRE THE SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES OF CERTAIN PROFFESION BUT TO BE ABLE TO FACE VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND WORK IN A GROUP BUT TO BE ABLE TO FACE VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND WORK IN A GROUP

3. TO UNDERSTAND OTHER PEOPLE AND ACCEPT INTERDEPENDENCE; TO RESPECT THE VALUES OF PLURALISM,INTERPERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND PEACE TO RESPECT THE VALUES OF PLURALISM,INTERPERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND PEACE

4. MEANS TO BETTER DEVELOP ONE’S PERSONALITY AND TO BE ABLE TO ACT MORE INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH A GREATER RESPONSIBILITY

SLOVENIAN LLL STRATEGY HAS AIMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AS WELL

KEY ELLEMENTS OF PERSONAL APPROACH Orientations in all form of communication agreement of building interpersonal relationship Recognition of importance of development confidence and selfesteem

Flexible ability of consideration needs and choice of each student Focus on student progress Recognition of all students achievements in all forms

MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE IN ADULT EDUCATION FOR ADULTS WITH ID IS SELFADVOCACY

SELFADVOCACY IS THE MAIN TOOL FOR ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP MEANS: TO IMPROVE QOL AND TAKE DECISION MAKING AND RESPOSNSIBILITIES ABOUT ONE`S OWN LIFE

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