FILOSOFIA EDUCAŢIEI EUROPENE:CONCEPTUL LIFELONG LEARNING
European education philosophy: the lifelong learning concept

Summary/Abstract: At the Lisbon European Council (March 2000), the governments representatives set a fundamental objective for the EU, to be accomplished until 2010: to become “the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of sustained economic growth with more and better jobs and greater social cohesion”. A central element of this strategy is lifelong learning, not only to competitiveness and employability, but also to social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development. In a Communication from the European Commission, adopted on November 21, 2001, it is formulated the common goal of a European Area of Lifelong Learning. The document also gives a lifelong learning concept definition: the process of learning from pre-school to post-retirement that should encompass the whole spectrum of formal, non formal and informal learning. Among the major objectives of lifelong learning are: active citizenship, personal fulfilment and social inclusion, as well as employment-related aspects. The principles which underpin lifelong learning refer to: the centrality of the learner, the importance of equal opportunities and the quality and relevance of learning opportunities.

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