The target group of adult education

Abstract

To refresh and develop the knowledge and skills of the adults who are out of formaleducation institutions was ensured by adult education.Adult education means all the systematic andmethodical training process which enables the adults to develop their abilities,to raise theirknowledge,to improve their occupational qualifications. In this study the basic principles of adulteducation is lined up and it is touched on relations between life long learning and adult education It isexplicated on the necessity of adult education by the argue of philosophical dimension of adulteducation. The activities of adult education must be planned, programmed and ongoing. Duringplanning the activities about adult education in the first instance it is necessary to know who is theadult that compose the target group and what are their characteristics. In this context it is explic atedphysical, psychological and social characteristics of the adults who compose the target group ofadult education.