What is the Engagement of Learners, and why does it matter for the sustainability of ALE institutions?

Adult education organisations can provide a space for innovative and co-creative green curricula and support sustainability in a learning community. By engaging learners sufficiently, learners can understand this process of learning. They are able to take ownership of it and act in relation to environmental challenges.

How can you assess your performance in this area of sustainability?

What you see below are five sub-areas related to ‘Engagement of Learners’. Have a look at them briefly – does your institution have policies or practices in these sub-areas? If you’re interested in finding out how your organisation performs in this overall area of sustainability, you can take the self-assessment test that corresponds to the entire matrix.

Self Assessment Quiz

Assess your institution’s sustainability in this area by downloading and completing the self-assessment! You can always come back to your results and see how you improve over time. In the PDFs below, you will find the self-assessment in the chosen language for all areas. You can print or save as a PDF to extract the area you are interested in.

💡Did you know? You can access an interactive version of the self-assessment, along with webinars, readings and best practices through the SMALEI Digital Academy.