CONTINUING EDUCATION AS SHARED SOCIAL LEARNING

Today continuing education builds up the traditional pedagogic objective for development and improvement of the competences of various groups of trainees. Adult education integrates psychological and social aims for choice of self-realization, social interaction and career development. The present article aims at presenting the role of continuing education in a broader psychosocial context with a focus on people with disabilities, and it includes a brief review of the international literature on the issue and the good examples of the Bulgarian social practice. Continuing education of people with disabilities takes a specific place within the system of adult education. It is based on the knowledge about the human rights and the rights of people with disabilities and it is influenced by the understanding of the contribution of people with disabilities to the society. It contributes by itself to the social inclusion of people with disabilities. Those psychosocial aspects of the continuing education deserve the attention of the educational institutions, employers and policy makers.