Involving Adult Educators in Quality Assessment Processes

This paper presents results from an investigation conducted in Latvia within the EU project EduEval (Evaluation for the Professional Development of Adult Education Staff) on the issue of adult education evaluation strategies. The investigation methodology was based on the review of current literature, analysis of statistic data and available official documents, and a sample of semi-structured interviews. The Latvian strategies about adult education evaluation are presented and discussed at the light of 16 semi-structured elite interviews designed to elicit both opinions and suggestions from a small sample of selected stakeholders. From our research, it results that adult educators’ opinions mirror the Latvian adult learners’ context and attitudes.