Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE NEW AREAS IN THE SCOPE OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- PART TWO INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- Chapter 3 The place of adult education in education policy at the local level
- Chapter 4 Education in non-governmental organizations and formation of a local identity
- Chapter 5 Students with an immigrant background in the Slovenian education system
- Chapter 6 Practical training of students and the realisation of lifelong learning
- PART THREE LIFELONG LEARNING PRACTICES IN FAMILY AND SCHOOL BACKGROUND
- Contributors
- Name index
- Subject index
Chapter 3 - The place of adult education in education policy at the local level
from PART TWO - INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART ONE NEW AREAS IN THE SCOPE OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- PART TWO INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT OF LIFELONG LEARNING
- Chapter 3 The place of adult education in education policy at the local level
- Chapter 4 Education in non-governmental organizations and formation of a local identity
- Chapter 5 Students with an immigrant background in the Slovenian education system
- Chapter 6 Practical training of students and the realisation of lifelong learning
- PART THREE LIFELONG LEARNING PRACTICES IN FAMILY AND SCHOOL BACKGROUND
- Contributors
- Name index
- Subject index
Summary
Education policy at the local level
Education policy is one of the areas of social policy, and generally speaking, there is the whole range of problems concerning the education system and the organization of the education and upbringing processes. Just as social policy, education policy can be understood as a practical activity and scientific discipline. According to A. Kurzynowski (2003), education policy as a scientific discipline is interested in setting optimal principles for the dissemination of education among children, adolescents and adults to prepare them for life, profession and active participation in culture. Education policy understood as a practical activity is state measures aimed at implementing teaching and education goals, securing the material and technical functioning of the adopted education system and managing institutions involved in this area. As quoted above, education policy understood as a theoretical activity refers to adults as a group that falls within the scope of this science topic area, but the practice of education policy focuses mainly on children and youth.
The Education Act of 1991 and the Local Government Act of 1990 specify the education tasks of local government. Among a commune's own tasks is to meet the collective needs of a community, which involves the obligation to organize education in the commune, including primary schools, kindergartens and other education institutions.
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- Lifelong Learning TodayNew Areas, Contexts, Practices, pp. 43 - 52Publisher: Jagiellonian University PressPrint publication year: 2013