1. Reforms in Adult Education: looking for equilibrium ?
Ričardas Totoraitis
Ministry of Education and Science, Lithuania

2. Public Policy Cycle Termination Problem indentification
Evaluation Agenda
Implementation Decision making
Policy formulation

3. Context: Economy

4. Context: Migration

5. Context: Unemployment

6. Policy formulation and implementation
Lithuanian Lifelong Learning Strategy (2004). Focus on VET and competencies
Lithuanian Lifelong Learning Strategy (2008). Focus on non- vocational adult education with elements of civic education, quality of life and health

7. Policy target
Develop a comprehensive, integral and profitable system of lifelong learning, matching the strategic goals of the state and individual needs within the context of globalization.
Similar measures – different result?

8. Political tensions. Mission imposible?
Between:
globalization and local challenges
market and individual needs
demand and supply
formal and informal education
studies, vocational training, general education, other education development priorities
left and right

9. Have been ongoing reforms succesful?
Participation of adults in lifelong learning in European countries (4 weeks period)

10. Have been on-going reforms succesful?

11. Have been on-going reforms succesful?

12. Termination

13. Conclusion
For EC: to facilitate political dialogue between Member States on Adult Education policy because “the lack of sustainability of policy attention on Member State’s level causes instability in Member State’s commitment to the Europen Agenda on Adult Learning...”