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Phase 1 (2000–2003) funded seventeen projects and Phase 2 extended support to targeted groups such as adults with learning disabilities, mental health experience, deaf adults, marginalised rural men, and Roma and Traveller communities. The initiative uses pilot projects to identify, document, analyze, and disseminate good practice, embed lessons into policy and practice, and build local capacity through outreach, partnership, accreditation, and learning progression. 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The EEI 2 projects are targeted at the following groups:  \n• Adults with a learning disability  \n• Adults with self-experience of mental illness  \n• Deaf adults  \n• Marginalised rural men  \n• Roma community in Ireland  \n• Traveller and other parents seeking to become actively involved in their children’s education  \nThe approach adopted byEEI is tofund a small number of pilot projects which address the learning needs of educationally disadvantaged individuals within a range of specific target groups. The overall goal is to ensure that the learning and good practice in relation to educational disadvantage generated by the projects are identified, documented, analysed and disseminated throughout the adult education community, locally and nationally. The ultimate aim is to embed the lessons in policy and practice, thus improving provision for educationally disadvantaged adults and promoting educational equality.  \nThe EEI 2 funded projects promote educational equality by:  \n• addressing gaps in the provision of learning opportunities  \n• promoting partnership between statutory and voluntary agencies  \n• developing innovative approaches to outreach  \n• developing innovative approaches to teaching and learning  \n• developing local learning support structures  \n• facilitating the progression ofthe identified target groups  \nThe Initiative, which is funded by the Further Education Section of the Department of Education and Science through The National Development Plan 2000–2006 with support from the European Structural Funds, has abudget of €3.5 million. This article will look at how these adult education projects are contributing to the development of active citizenship for very marginalised groups in our society. Their focus is, through a process of educational engagement, to highlight the needs of specific groups within our communities and to provide the supports necessary for their ongoing participation.  \nThe Citizen Learner  \nWhile citizenship as a concept has many different connotations it does seem to resonate closely with adult education processes such asthe promotion of participation, capacity building and self-direction in learning. Citizenship as a concept manifests itself in adult education in the‘active citizenship’model which according toChanan“taken broadly, can mean any form of productive contribution to society”(1999, p.2). More specifically, the White Paper on Adult Education (2000) Learningfor Life defines the process of adult education and its relation to citizenship as “enabling individual members of society to take an active role in shaping the overall direction of society – culturally, socially and economically and environmentally…..and to engage proactively in community and societal decision making”( p.7).  \nAdult education must offer the individual accessing it a learning process which has an ‘adult’ approach. It must be voluntary, relevant and have a potential outcome that is pertinent to the individual u","cbCaimvjHukRk5zk","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimvjHukRk5zk","pdf",66822,"English","# The Education Equality Initiative\n## Goals and Phase structure\n## Target groups and delivery approach\n# The Citizen Learner\n## Citizenship in adult education\n## Active citizenship and transformative learning","[{\"question\":\"What is the core purpose of the Education Equality Initiative (EEI)?\",\"answer\":\"It aims to address educational disadvantage by funding projects that promote equality of access, treatment, and outcomes within a lifelong learning framework.\"},{\"question\":\"Which groups are targeted by EEI Phase 2?\",\"answer\":\"Phase 2 targets adults with a learning disability, adults with experience of mental illness, deaf adults, marginalised rural men, the Roma community in Ireland, and Traveller and other parents seeking to become involved in their children’s education.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the Citizen Learner concept relate to adult education?\",\"answer\":\"It frames citizenship through adult education processes such as participation, capacity building, and self-direction, emphasizing an active citizenship model where learners shape society through engagement and decision making.\"}]","The Education Equality Initiative and the Citizen Learner | PDF",1792067024,23]