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This peer-reviewed journal focused on furthering debate on educational issues. Areas of education covered in this j... Show more
This peer-reviewed journal focused on furthering debate on educational issues. Areas of education covered in this journal included human development, learning, school-based education, formal and informal education, tertiary and vocational education, training within industry and lifelong learning. The journal was published irregularly. Show less

Date: 1999

Resource type: Journal

Subjects: Adult and community education; Higher education; Lifelong learning ... [+] Show more
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Learning in social action: a contribution to understanding formal education

This book examines the non-educational contexts and informal circumstances through which incidental learning takes ... Show more
This book examines the non-educational contexts and informal circumstances through which incidental learning takes place and emphasises the importance of such learning in adult education. The author suggests that involvement in voluntary organisations, social struggles, and political activity of every kind provides powerful learning opportunities. The core argument is the notion of adult learning and education as complex and contested social activities. The dominant view of adult education in the English-speaking world excludes a large proportion of adult learning. The author uses case studies of a range of environmental, women’s, worker and political struggles from the USA, Australia, Brazil and Zimbabwe to explore how involvement in social action can help people to ‘unlearn dominant, oppressive ideologies and discourses and replace them with oppositional, liberatory ones, even if such processes of emancipatory learning are inevitably complex and contradictory’. He relates these processes of informal learning in contested contexts to current perspectives in adult education and proposes an innovative, more radical agenda in adult education theory and practice. Show less

Authors: Foley, Griff

Date: 1999

Geographic subjects: North America; Africa; United States ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Global perspectives on adult education and training

Subjects: Disadvantaged; Adult and community education; Research ... [+] Show more
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Clan, sage, and sky: Indigenous, Hispano, and Mestizo narratives of learning in New Mexico context

Colleges and universities retain Native American and Latino college students at lower rates than other ethnic group... Show more
Colleges and universities retain Native American and Latino college students at lower rates than other ethnic groups even when culturally based services, financial assistance, and support are provided. College teaching and conceptions of learning have yet to evolve on a widespread basis toward culturally diverse epistemologies and practice. This narrative inquiry explores meaning making of 50 Native, Hispano, and Mestizo American students about their learning in a variety of contexts including face-to-face and online college courses as well as learning at home, in extended family and tribal contexts. The study also explores teaching practices students identified as most helpful to their learning and success. Underlying cultural constructs emerged from narrative analysis in eight areas of learning.
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Authors: Chavez, Alicia Fedelina; Ke, Fengfeng; Herrera, Felisha A.

Date: 2012

Geographic subjects: United States; North America

Resource type: Article

Journal title: American educational research journal

Subjects: Indigenous people; Higher education; Participation ... [+] Show more
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The state of Aboriginal learning in Canada: a holistic approach to measuring success

This report takes a wide-ranging view of the learning and education of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples o... Show more
This report takes a wide-ranging view of the learning and education of the First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples of Canada. The report introduces the Holistic Lifelong Learning Measurement Framework that is used to measure Indigenous learning in Canada. Chapter two examines the sources and domains of knowledge and includes various indicators of learning relating to language, culture, the natural world and family, Elders and community. Chapter three examines the entire lifelong learning journey across the entire lifespan and in the different environments of school, home, community, work and the land and looks at the various indicators related to learning at each life stage. Community well-being indicators are also included to highlight how various economic, social and health challenges can impact on learning opportunities. The report concludes with some future directions for Indigenous learning. Show less

Corporate authors: Canadian Council on Learning (CCL)

Date: 2009

Geographic subjects: Canada; North America

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Indigenous people; Teaching and learning; Lifelong learning ... [+] Show more
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New directions in European vocational education and training policy and practice: lessons for Australia

In light of recent developments in educational policy and the positioning of vocational education and training (VET... Show more
In light of recent developments in educational policy and the positioning of vocational education and training (VET) across the European Union (EU), it was timely to explore these new directions and the lessons for Australian VET. A striking feature both in the European Union and Australia is the wide scope of issues that governments are addressing and the role they envisage for VET. The study was based on an analysis of relevant, available literature and a survey of a small number of selected informants on European VET. There is an enormous array of sources available on European developments, and so the review had to be restricted mainly to the EU level and to sources in English. Nine most common themes emerged: higher education and VET inter-relationships; validation of non-formal and informal learning; access, inclusiveness and learner engagement; development of VET teachers; adult and continuing education; retention and guidance services; employer engagement and the role of social partners; and key competencies for lifelong learning and higher-level apprenticeships. The study found that many of the factors driving these policy formulations are common (for example, globalisation, increasing competition and growth of the knowledge economy). While the EU countries and Australia have different structures in place for the various sectors of education, there is convergence around the imperative to 'modernise' VET systems and a significant amount of common thinking in relation to many issues. This report illustrates a number of those issues and examples worthy of closer consideration by VET policy-makers and practitioners in Australia. Show less

Authors: Harris, Roger; Simons, Michele; Maher, Katie

Date: 2009

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Europe; Australia

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Vocational education and training; Apprenticeship; Globalisation ... [+] Show more
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Online learning for union activists?: findings from a Canadian Study

This article reports on the findings of research seeking to understand the informal dimensions of online learning i... Show more
This article reports on the findings of research seeking to understand the informal dimensions of online learning in the labour movement. It draws on analysis of online learning workshop participation in specially initiated sessions amongst labour activists/educators from across Canada. Findings are based on the analysis of original interview data as well as content and interaction analysis of online postings. Barriers to effective participation are discussed, as are possible functions of online learning/communication in the labour movement. I argue that there is strong evidence to suggest that online learning can be a valuable addition to the education capacity of the labour movement, and that an important part of this contribution revolves around a recognition of informal learning, the linkages between the online and the offline world, and the unique goals of the labour movement.
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Authors: Sawchuk, Peter H.

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: North America; Canada

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Studies in continuing education

Subjects: Industry; Teaching and learning; Technology ... [+] Show more
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The treasure box: a resource to improve your carers' skills

This resource kit consists of a set of 46 training cards designed to help experienced child care workers, superviso... Show more
This resource kit consists of a set of 46 training cards designed to help experienced child care workers, supervisors or managers conduct high quality on-the-job training. The cards are suitable for use with all carers and there is a particular focus on the needs of those with low levels of English language and literacy. Each card takes between 30 and 40 minutes to deliver. The kit includes topic cards and activity cards. The topic cards have a structure that is easy to follow, with a scenario, questions, and ideas for discussion. The activity cards offer carers an opportunity to practice a range of literacy and communication tasks. There are two booklets which are used to keep a record of learning and assessment. Show less

Authors: Hewes, Ros; Waddell, Michele; Hazell, Pat

Date: 2006

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Teaching and training material

Subjects: Literacy; Assessment; Language ... [+] Show more
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Multicultural approaches to portfolio development

This issue of the journal is entitled 'Assessing adult learning in diverse settings: current issues and approaches'... Show more
This issue of the journal is entitled 'Assessing adult learning in diverse settings: current issues and approaches', edited by Amy D. Rose and Meredyth A. Leahy.
In this article the author contends that assessment of prior learning is based largely on Western academic assumptions about objective, universal knowledge. She explores efforts in New Zealand and Ontario, Canada, to assess knowledge that is embedded in specific cultural and ethnic contexts and that challenge current definitions of accreditable learning.
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Authors: Michelson, Elana

Date: 1997

Geographic subjects: Oceania; North America; New Zealand ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: New directions for adult and continuing education

Subjects: Adult and community education; Pathways; Culture and society ... [+] Show more
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The Strategy of Lifelong Learning in the CR [Czech Republic]

Preparations are being made for the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI): ‘Living and l... Show more
Preparations are being made for the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VI): ‘Living and learning for a viable future - the power of adult learning’, to be held in Brazil in 2009. As part of these preparations, member states are requested to prepare a national report on the developments in adult learning and education since 1997 (CONFINTEA V), on the current state of the art and future challenges of adult learning and education. These reports will constitute a major input for the Brazil conference, help to prepare a regional synthesis for the regional preparatory conferences and supply critical data for a Global Report on Adult Learning and Education (GRALE).
At the present time, in the Czech Republic (CR), the labour force is recognised primarily for its qualifications, skills, precise work and ability to react flexibly to unexpected situations. However, it is suggested that it is necessary also to devote special attention to the emerging importance of sustainable development through lifelong learning. Lifelong learning constitutes a basic conceptual change in the approach to education and its organisational principles, where all the potential for learning, whether in traditional educational institutions in the framework of the educational system or outside it in the informal sector, is seen as a single interconnected unit, that facilitates diverse and numerous transitions between education and employment and that permits obtaining of qualifications and competence in various ways and at any time during one’s lifetime. It includes formal, informal education and non-formal education. Based on the European Commission’s ‘Memorandum on lifelong learning’ (indexed at TD/IRD 88.400), the CR is developing an educational strategy intended to promote the development of human potential, as one of the basic factors for sustainable economic growth of knowledge-based economies. Show less

Corporate authors: Czech Republic. Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Date: 2008

Geographic subjects: Europe; Czech Republic

Resource type: Country information

Subjects: Literacy; Qualifications; Employment ... [+] Show more
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Worker control as the missing link: relations between paid/unpaid work and work-related learning

This paper explores the relationships between workers’ control over their paid and unpaid labour and the incidence ... Show more
This paper explores the relationships between workers’ control over their paid and unpaid labour and the incidence of different types of organised and informal learning, the hypothesis being that the greater control workers have over any work activity, the more likely they are to engage in related discretionary learning activities. Using activity theory, relations between power and knowledge acquisition in different spheres of work are examined. The implications of the findings for more democratic organisation of paid workplaces and educational institutions are noted.
The complete volume, with papers from sections 1-5 listed, is indexed at TD/TNC 71.26; the complete volume, with papers from section 6-10 listed, is indexed at TD/TNC 71.27; selected individual papers are indexed from TD/TNC 71.28 to TD/TNC 71.75. Show less

Authors: Livingstone, David W.

Conference name: International Conference on Researching Work and Learning

Date: 2001

Geographic subjects: North America; Canada

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Research; Teaching and learning; Workforce development ... [+] Show more

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