EXPERIMENTING PARTICIPATIVE E-LEARNING IN NON-FORMAL ADULT EDUCATION: THE ESCALADE PROJECT

This paper presents the research approach designed for EScAlADE, an EU funded project that sees the participation of five European countries and focuses on adult participative e-learning. EScAlADE aims at investigating about the educational needs of adults (range: 50-65 years) involved in e-learning programs. This paper reports on the projects methodology and on the necessity of educational strategies able to provide adult trainees with the skills required by the labor market