Abstract
The article defines and analyzes the leading factors, mechanisms and tendencies of the Eu-ropean adult education policy formation. It is determined that the leading factors of the European adult edu-cation area formation are processes of globalization, integration, democratization, and informatization. It has been revealed that international conferences on adult education (CONFITEA) have a special significance in shaping the strategy for the development of adult education. International and European documents and programs are the main mechanisms for the implementation of European education policy. It has been shown that although European documents on the development and functioning of adult education systems are advi-sory, each country has an opportunity to relate them to national traditions and adapt to their needs. The trends in the context of the European adult education area formation are identified, which include: the grad-ual transformation of adult education into a key factor of sustainable economic and social development in European countries; strengthening of the European dimension and integration of educational systems; con-vergence in adult education, which provides «mitigation» of the influence of megatrends and the develop-ment of mechanisms for the preservation of the national component and national specificity of adult educa-tion systems; glocalization which enables to optimally harmonize the global and national needs for ensuring the competitiveness of the national economy and education; complementarity, harmonious coherence of adult education systems in European countries. It is shown that the European dimension in national educa-tion policy is able to provide an adult individual with equal opportunities and competitiveness in the Europe-an labour market. Therefore, it is advisable to form the Ukrainian education policy in the field of adult educa-tion in accordance with European approaches that should be considered as a necessary measure which is able of responding to current challenges and ensuring the entry into a single European educational space.
Highlights
European education policy is one of the leading priorities affecting all spheres of public life and ensuring European integration processes
The specific objectives of European adult education policy are implemented in the activities of UNESCO, the Council of Europe, EAEA and other organizations, which ensures the creation of a coherent European position and the formation of leading guidelines in the educational policy of each European country
The analysis of psychological and pedagogical literature and European documentation proves that the problem of adult education in European educational policy, importance of its development is conditioned by the leading challenges of today: demographic, economic and socio-cultural changes
Summary
It is determined that the leading factors of the European adult education area formation are processes of globalization, integration, democratization, and informatization. It has been shown that European documents on the development and functioning of adult education systems are advisory, each country has an opportunity to relate them to national traditions and adapt to their needs. It is shown that the European dimension in national education policy is able to provide an adult individual with equal opportunities and competitiveness in the European labour market.
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