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Douglas, J.; Kilpatrick, S.; Katersky Barnes, R.; Alderson, R.; Flittner, N. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
Pathways to higher education can appear opaque and unattainable to rural adults, despite the affordances provided by modern broadband and increasing provision of university online learning options. This paper describes an innovative partnership model that connects rural adults to university and technical and further education pathways through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Population, Postsecondary Education, Vocational Education
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Ollis, Tracey; Starr, Karen; Ryan, Cheryl; Angwin, Jennifer; Harrison, Ursula – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
Neighbourhood Houses in Victoria are significant sites of formal and informal education for adult learners. Intrinsically connected to local communities they play an important role in decreasing social isolation and building social inclusion. The focus of this research is on adult learners and adult learning that engages with "second…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Adult Education
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Smith, Hayley C.; Batten, Rachel; McDonald, Helen; Taylor, Myra F. – Early Child Development and Care, 2018
A broad range of initiatives including early intervention programmes have been implemented in Australia to assist disadvantaged and at-risk Indigenous parents and children. This qualitative exemplar case study details the perspectives of caregivers and service providers of one such early learning intervention programme situated within the remote…
Descriptors: Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Preschool Education, School Readiness