Vol. 24 No. 2 (2024): Revitalising Adult Continuing Education for Positive Social Changes and Personal Fulfilment
Practices / Considerations

Well-being of adult continuing education professionals: reflections and research pathways

Daniela Frison
Università di Firenze

Published 2024-06-30

Keywords

  • well-being,
  • workload,
  • professionalisation,
  • professional development,
  • carico professionale,
  • professionalizzazione,
  • sviluppo professionale
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How to Cite

Frison, D. (2024). Well-being of adult continuing education professionals: reflections and research pathways. Form@re - Open Journal Per La Formazione in Rete, 24(2), 301–309. https://doi.org/10.36253/form-16165

Abstract

The effects of adult and continuing education (ACE) on the mental health and well-being of adults who engage in continuing education programmes have been the focus of studies and research for some years now, and the benefits of such involvement have been investigated with reference above all to the socio-economic dimension. On the other hand, attention to well-being in the educational and training professions, including ACE professionals, is still starting and is extremely recent. Starting from document analysis and the exploration of a recent literature, the contribution intends to offer a reflection on challenges and potential avenues for research on the well-being of ACE professionals.

 

Well-being dei professionisti dell’adult continuing education: riflessioni e piste di ricerca.

Le ricadute dell’adult and continuing education (ACE) sulla salute mentale e sul benessere di adulti che si impegnano in programmi di continuing education sono al centro di studi e ricerche già da alcuni anni e i benefici di tale coinvolgimento sono stati più volte indagati e resi evidenti con riferimento soprattutto alla dimensione socio-economica. D’altra parte, l’attenzione al benessere nelle professioni educative e formative, compresi i professionisti ACE, è ancora agli inizi ed è estremamente recente. A partire da un’analisi documentale e dall’esplorazione di una letteratura recente, il contributo intende offrire una riflessione in termini di sfide e potenziali piste di ricerca sul tema del well-being dei professionisti dell’ACE.