Type of organisation (legal status, main areas and type of activity)-
Centre Of Adult Education /Linkoping University/ is a part
of the Department of Behavioural sciences have three disciplines: education,
psychology and sociology. The department was given responsibility for
training future teachers and for developing research programmes.
Size of organisation, in terms of the total number of personnel (use full-time
equivalents)
The Department of Behavioural sciences are part of the faculty of Art and
Sciences at Linkoping University. Its one of the largest departments of
the university with a staff of about 150. Each year about 2000 students
attend the courses and programmes.
Evidence of experience of the organisation of the women’s employment issues and
experience in international co-operation
There are a number of research projects carried out
at The Department of Behavioural sciences. Descriptions of what is being
done in the different disciplines can be found in the research section of
the IBV pages. Research is mostly conducted within different research goups
covering areas such as Clinical psychology, Group and organisational
psychology, Cognitive psychology, Adult education, School and didactics,
work and working life, health and welfare.
International projects
Name of the project - Flexible
learning in new environments through European network of Folk High Schools;
Project duration 2002-2004
Participants Sweden, Lithuania, Italy, Germany, Cyprus
Name of the project - Democracy and
Global understanding;
Project duration 2001-2002
Participants Sweden, Lithuania, Russia
