CUC 2005 E1 Karsten Gareis, Tobias Husing, Ivica Milicevic - Meeting User Needs in the Provision of
As one of the key challenges facing European countries at the beginning of the 21st century, the goal of increasing practice and intensity of lifelong learning is high on the political agenda currently. Many experts agree, however, that much still needs to be done before Europe can claim to have established lifelong learning as common practice across all segments of its population. A large number of barriers remain to keep people from engaging in adult education and training, in spite of a level of interest which is often considerable.