edscienceОбразование и наукаThe Education and science journal1994-56392310-5828RSVPU10.17853/1994-5639-2013-4-133-143edscience-170Research ArticleОБРАЗОВАНИЕ ЗА РУБЕЖОМEDUCATION ABROADВЗРОСЛЫЕ СТУДЕНТЫ В ЕВРОПЕЙСКОМ ПРОСТРАНСТВЕ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯAdult Students in the European Higher Educational EnvironmentГордиенкоМ. Г.GordiyenkoN. G.

кандидат педагогических наук, доцент кафедры иностранных языков Кременчугского национального университета им. Михаила Остроградского

maya_gordiyenko@mail.ruКременчугский национальный университет им. Михаила Остроградского, Кременчуг (Украина)Россия20130303201514133143Copyright © Гордиенко М.Г., 20152015Гордиенко М.Г.Gordiyenko N.G.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://www.edscience.ru/jour/article/view/170

Статья посвящена проблеме открытости и доступности высшего образования для широких масс населения, независимо от их возраста и социального статуса. Анализ образовательной политики Евросоюза в целом и отдельных стран, его членов, свидетельствует, что проблема обучения взрослых на высшей ступени образования стала одной из приоритетных на европейском пространстве. На пополнение и обновление знаний на протяжении всей жизни нацелены реформы в рамках Болонского соглашения, которые призваны обеспечить каждому возможность возвращения к той или другой форме или уровню образования после нескольких лет профессиональной деятельности и устранить все препятствия к получению любых требующихся видов образовательных услуг. К основным причинам, обусловившим пристальное внимание к образованию взрослых и расширение возрастного диапазона студентов на территории государств Европейского Союза, относятся изменение требований к образовательному уровню современного человека, необходимость его мобильности и гибкости на рынке труда; сложившаяся демографическая ситуация, которая привела к «старению» профессиональных кадров; перераспределение образовательных интересов молодежи; увеличившаяся продолжительность программ среднего образования в некоторых странах; ставшее распространенным превышение нормативных сроков обучения в университетах и др. Подробно рассмотрено содержание понятия «взрослый студент», показаны различные подходы к толкованию его смысла. Представлены классификации взрослых студентов в зависимости от их мотивации и социального статуса. 

The paper considers the issue of accessibility of higher education for adults – the people of various ages and social status. The author analyzes the educational policy of the European Union and its different members, and demonstrates the priority of the given issue. The Bologna agreement involves the reforms aimed at guaranteeing the lifelong education at any level.The interest to the adults education in the European Union results from the rising education requirements in the labor market; tough demographic situation and aging of professionals; redistribution of young people’s educational preferences; prolonged educational programs; flexible and consistent adult education policies in the European Union. Various approaches to interpreting a definition of the adult student are analyzed; classification according to students’ motivation and social status is given. 

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