LLLight Project Definitions of Lifelong Learning Categories

The empirical part of the LLLight project requires that an elaborate definition of lifelong learning categories is produced which enables an easy operationalization of learning variables. By combining existing definitions used in theoretical debates and empirical surveys, an attempt is made to provide a comprehensive set of criteria which allows the formulation of an explicit description of learning categories. These criteria are then used to justify the LLLight project’s strategy of adopting the AES approach to measuring the level of an individual’s participation in lifelong learning.