Author of Research: Tadej Košmerl

Year of Research: 2023

Key Words: adult educating, sustainable development, adult education on sustainability, sustainable development goals

The study was conducted as part of author's doctoral dissertation. Its objective was to empirically verify the educational practice of the two main approaches used in the field of education for sustainable development (the instrumental approach and the emancipatory approach). The study was conducted in the Republic of Slovenia, and was divided in two parts: first the relevant organizations were asked to fill-out a self-administered questionnaire; in the second part the author conducted interviews with the representatives of organizations who consented to participate. A total of 59 questionnaires and 12 interviews were conducted.

Košmerl, Tadej, 2026, "Neformalno izobraževanje odraslih za trajnostni razvoj, 2023", https://doi.org/10.17898/10106, Arhiv družboslovnih podatkov, V1

Based on the research data, following publications were created:

1. Košmerl, T. (2026). Izobraževanje odraslih za trajnostni razvoj. Založba Univerze v Ljubljani. doi: https://doi.org/10.4312/9789612978013
2. Košmerl, T. (2025). The practice of non-formal adult education for sustainable development in Slovenia. Springer Nature. International Review of Education, 71(4), 605–629. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-025-10134-9
3. Košmerl, T., Radovan, M. in Makovec Radovan, D. (2024). The funding puzzle in adult education for sustainable development: A case study of Slovenia. MDPI. Sustainability, 16(18), 8239. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16188239