We would like to acknowledge the support of ESREA and its Presidium for funding this project. The book offers insights and international perspectives from scholars across eight European countries addressing the role of adult educators and adult education in times of crisis around Europe and beyond.
Our book builds on the collaboration among scholars, researchers and research fellows from different universities and higher education institutions around Europe. It is supported by the long-term cooperation in the ESREA research network on Adult Educators, Trainers and their Professional Development (ReNAdET).
We thank all the authors for their commitment and valuable contributions to this book. Altogether 20 academics and scholars appear in the list of contributors, but some more colleagues who contributed to the book need to be acknowledged.
We thank professor Emilio Lucio-Villegas for reviewing an earlier version of the manuscript and for his valuable comments, feedback and meaningful foreword to this book.
Moreover, we would like to thank professor Carmel Borg for the reflective and critical view of the whole book.