LIFELONG LEARNING: THE NEW EDUCATIONAL PARADIGM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Venelin Terziev
Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural History, Moscow, Russia, Prof. D.Sc. (Ec.), D.Sc. (National Security), D.Sc.  (Social Activities), Ph.D., National Military University, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria; University of Rousse, Rousse, Bulgaria, terziev@skmat.com

Abstract

The paper examines life-long strategies in international and national scope and opportunities to adopt their priorities in regional strategies for improving level and access to lifelong learning in the Republic of Bulgaria. The issues are discussed from the point of view of lifelong learning’s advantages that could be used for providing training in less favored regions considering capacity building for achievement of sustainable development. The study provides evidence that lifelong learning development would have a specific contribution to the strategic goals of increase in educational level and employment rates, promotion of research and development, reducing poverty and uneven development of urban and rural areas through a self-directed learning process providing solutions of the most topical problems concerning low economic development, lack of managerial and marketing skills, and thus contributing to more general points of improvement of living conditions, food and social security, etc.

Keywords: lifelong learning, learning outcomes, competence-based training.


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CITATION: Abstracts & Proceedings of INTCESS 2019- 6th International Conference on Education and Social Sciences, 4-6 February 2019- Dubai, UAE

ISBN: 978-605-82433-5-4