Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. The case of GSAE (General Secretary for Adult Education) in Greece

Authors

  • Michail Kalogiannakis University of Crete
  • Kostas Vassilakis TEI of Crete
  • Constantinos Alafodimos TEI of Piraeus
  • Stamatis Papadakis Teacher in High School in Aghia Barbara, Heraklion, Crete
  • Dimitris Papachristos TEI of Piraeus
  • Evi Zafeiri Teacher, Aghia Barbara High School, Heraklion

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v2i4.981

Keywords:

Adult Education, Evaluation, Hybrid Learning

Abstract


The participation rates in adult education in Greece are low in comparison with other European countries. Within the framework of the present research an effort has been undertaken in order to evaluate the program of training instructors of adults through distance learning education hosted by the GSAE (General Secretary for Adult Education) and the ICAE (Institute for the Continuing Adult Education) in Greece. Among the most important outcomes of this research was considered to be the positive attitude of the participants concerning the program in general as well as the electronic educational material distributed. Furthermore, the hybrid educational process selected for use by the program was thought to be particularly flexible. As for the programâ??s negative aspects, the main problems noted were the distance certain trainees had to cover in order to participate physically during the scheduled meetings, as well as the technical issues arose within the e-learning environment.

Author Biographies

Michail Kalogiannakis, University of Crete

M. Kalogiannakis, is a lecturer at the Department of Pre-school Education in the University of Crete and external researcher at the University Paris 5 (Laboratory: Education et Apprentissages).

Kostas Vassilakis, TEI of Crete

K. Vassilakis, is currently associate professor at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete (Science Department/ Computer Science Division) in Heraklion, Crete,

Constantinos Alafodimos, TEI of Piraeus

C. Alafodimos, is a professor at the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus (School of Engineering, Department of Automation Engineering) in Aigaleo, Athens

Stamatis Papadakis, Teacher in High School in Aghia Barbara, Heraklion, Crete

St. Papadakis, is a teacher in High School in Aghia Barbara, Heraklion, Crete, Greece

Dimitris Papachristos, TEI of Piraeus

D. Papachristos, is a technical and laboratory assistant at the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus (School of Engineering, Department of Automation Engineering) in Aigaleo, Athens

Evi Zafeiri, Teacher, Aghia Barbara High School, Heraklion

E. Zafeiri, is an English Teacher in Secondary Education, currently working at the Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus (Centre of Technological Research) in Aigaleo, Athens

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Published

2009-11-02

How to Cite

Kalogiannakis, M., Vassilakis, K., Alafodimos, C., Papadakis, S., Papachristos, D., & Zafeiri, E. (2009). Adult Education and Lifelong Learning. The case of GSAE (General Secretary for Adult Education) in Greece. International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning (iJAC), 2(4), pp. 15–20. https://doi.org/10.3991/ijac.v2i4.981

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 4 (2009)

Section

Papers