The International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) is an international partnership of individuals and organizations interested in adult learning and
adult education
Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values. Merriam, Sharan B. & Brockett, Ralp ...
. Their mission is to promote adult learning as an important tool for informed participation in civil society and sustainable development.
History
In 1972, the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) was established by J. Roby Kidd, with headquarters in
Toronto, Ontario.
The first World Assembly on Adult Education and Development occurred in Dar es Salaam in 1976, four years after ICAE was established.
Structure
The ICAE is governed by a nine-member Executive committee, whose members are elected every four years at the General Assembly, a meeting of all members.
Regional organizations
ICAE has seven regional organizations: the
North American Alliance for Popular and Adult Education (NAAPAE),
Caribbean Regional Council for Adult Education (CARCAE),
Consejo de Educacion de Adultos de Americano Latino (CEAAL),
European Association for the Education of Adults
The European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) is a European NGO whose purpose is to link and represent European organisations directly involved in adult learning. The main focus is to promote adult learning and access to and partic ...
(EAEA),
Arab Network for Literacy and Adult Education (ANLAE),
Pan African Association for Literacy and Adult Education (PAALAE), an
Asian-South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education(ASPBAE).
Meetings
The ICAE meets annually in locations around the world, and once every five or six years holds a World Assembly on Adult Education. The first was in 1976 in
Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam (; from ar, دَار السَّلَام, Dâr es-Selâm, lit=Abode of Peace) or commonly known as Dar, is the largest city and financial hub of Tanzania. It is also the capital of Dar es Salaam Region. With a population of over s ...
; others have been held in
Buenos Aires (1985),
Bangkok (1990),
Cairo (1995),
Ocho Rios (2001), and
Nairobi (2007).
Awards
The ICAE sponsors three awards annually: the J. Roby Kidd Award, the Nita Barrow Award, and the Nabila Breir Award.
J. Roby Kidd was a Canadian adult educator and Secretary General of ICAE (1973–1979); this award recognizes innovators in the field. Dame
Nita Barrow was a Caribbean adult educator, President of ICAE and Governor-general of
Barbados; this award recognizes individuals and organizations that have made a significant contribution to women's education and empowerment.
Nabila Breir, a Palestinian, was an active member of the ICAE's Women's Programme and dedicated to improving adult education for women in her home country and neighboring areas; she was murdered in
Beirut in 1986. The award named in her honor recognizes those who have contributed to the education of Palestinian women.
Notable people
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Alan Tuckett Sir Alan John Tuckett, (born 3 April 1948) is a British adult education specialist and campaigner. He was the Chief Executive of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) from 1988 to 2011, and President of the International C ...
, President of the ICAE from 2011 to 2015
References
External links
ICAE home page
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International educational organizations
International organizations based in Canada