The document discusses social capital and lifelong learning. It defines social capital as networks together with shared norms and values that facilitate cooperation. It discusses how social capital is related to learning and how learning communities can help build social capital. It also defines lifelong learning as promoting knowledge and competencies to enable citizens to participate in social and economic life. The document then describes the Nopros project, which uses non-profit organizations and learning circles to provide lifelong learning opportunities in Europe. Learning circles are small, participatory discussion groups that build skills and empower people.
1. SOCIAL CAPITAL & Lifelong Learning Norton Park, Edinburgh 1 st July, 2011
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3. SOCIAL CAPITAL Networks together with shared norms, values and understanding that facilitate co-operation within or among groups. (Office for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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10. Nopros Partners Italy (3) Tamat (Lead Partner) / La Societa dello Spettacolo / CEL Portugal Cenjor UK (3) Assist Social Capital / National Media Museum / De Charles Lithuania ASDPS Estonia Andras Greece ANCE Switzerland SEED
11. Nopros Learning Circle Curricula Cultural awareness & expression LC1 – European Theatre from an Historical Perspective Communication: mother tongue and foreign languages LC2 – Cultural Heritage for Multilingual Communities Digital competence LC3 – Creative Communication and Cooperation Sense of initiative and entrepreneurship LC4 – The Value of Social Enterprise Mathematical and basic competencies on science and technology LC5 – Cooperation and Sustainable Resource Control
Assist social capital has been around since 2004. Our aims are to promote the practical application of social capital. While the term has been around for over 100 years it did not really gain credibility until the latter half of last centaury, Bordieu – who talked about the advantages of class Coleman – the advantages of class in education Putnam – Bowling Alone