Starting from the empirical approach that characterises research in education, the course will teach students to:

- learn and understand lifelong learning procedures through the study of research on adult education;

- apply qualitative and quantitative research projects aiming at studying adult education;

- make autonomous judgements on the interpretation of the research results;

- be able to explain the results of research to specialists and non-specialists;

- study and learn in an autonomous way models and procedures for adult education.