Lifelong learning e Università. Saperi taciti e nuove transizioni in età adulta

Abstract

The article presents the central role that lifelong learning assumes as a cultural perspective for the educational and organizational system of the university. Lifelong learning is conceived, according to the holistic vision, as a resource for personal and social growth, embedded with an intrinsic value in itself. This way universities, with a third innovative mission, can play an active role in the growth processes of the society; become more dynamic and inclusive organisms, capable of promoting a larger access through the recognition and validation of non formal and informal learning.