The ENHANCE
Roadmap |
Discussion points for
Policy and Practice
A call to action for Policy Makers, the Adult Education Community and Society
This publication presents key recommendations to enhance the role of learner voice in ALE, drawing on principles from Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy and bell hooks’ vision of education as a practice of freedom. The critical message is that when learners’ voices are heard and acted upon, it fosters both personal empowerment and societal change. This approach aligns with the European Union’s commitment to inclusive education, where adult learners are not just recipients of education but agents in their own learning journeys.
The ENHANCE project is grounded in the belief that learners’ voices are not only valuable but vital to shaping just, inclusive, and responsive adult education systems. This series of three mini-booklets was created to give space to those voices—voices that are too often ignored, undervalued, or actively silenced.
The ENHANCE Workshop Methodology is a participatory tool designed to support the co-creation and implementation of the ENHANCE Roadmap, a key output of the ENHANCE project. This methodology enables adult educators, civil society organizations (CSOs), policymakers, and learners to work together in building environments where adult learners’ voices are not only heard but drive meaningful change in education systems and policy processes. Developed through a series of co-designed workshops and grounded in the values of democracy, inclusion, and empowerment, the methodology provides a modular structure that can be adapted to different local contexts and community needs. It supports participants in exploring what learner voice means in practice, how it can be embedded in adult learning provision, and how these insights can shape institutional change and inform policy recommendations.