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A Good Day Out? Conferences and Learning.
Richards, Mary – Adults Learning (England), 1993
Attendance at conferences provides opportunities for developing listening, notetaking, and questioning skills as well as confidence and self-esteem. Planning conferences provides other experiential learning through such roles as entrepreneur, administrator, troubleshooter, and organizer. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Conferences, Experiential Learning, Planning
From Unconscious Incompetence to Unconscious Competence.
Bradley, Fran – Adults Learning (England), 1997
Relate, a British relationship counseling service, relies on volunteer counselors. They receive extensive initial training and continuous assessment, passing through stages from incompetence to the point at which competence becomes unconscious. (SK)
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Training, Foreign Countries, Marriage Counseling
Constraints and Creativity.
McCabe, Angus – Adults Learning (England), 1997
Training for staff and volunteers in nonprofit organizations varies widely in quality, validity, and relevance. Learning is frequently equated with courses, and 42% of voluntary organizations have no formal training budget. The voluntary sector's human resource investment appear to be in only some of the people, some of the time. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Nonprofit Organizations
Sustaining the Cutting Edge: Non-traditional Partners in Adult Education Provision.
Thomson, Alistair – Adults Learning (England), 1992
Innovation in adult education has historically been brought about by voluntary agencies. The classic Workers' Education Association-university partnership is being expanded by new collaborations among providers of community-based adult education. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Education
Adult and Community Learning Alliances: A New Role for Local Authorities.
Hooper, Richard – Adults Learning (England), 2000
Lancashire Adult and Community Learning Alliance is developing a plan to mobilize a network of community and volunteer resources to promote lifelong learning. As a local authority, it has the capacity to facilitate joint solutions, access nonparticipants, and use prime community centers for service delivery. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Organizations, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Educational Research and the Voluntary Sector.
Leicester, Mal; Shea, Sharon – Adults Learning (England), 1993
British government-funded research into voluntary sector initiatives revealed a mismatch between statutory and voluntary sector ethos, objectives, and perceptions of practice. The danger in interpreting negative evaluations highlights the importance of the participation of the "researched" in the process. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Aspects of Staff Development for Educators of Adults.
Summers, Sandra; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Includes "An LEA Example: The Changing Provision in the East Midlands" (Summers, Glazier); "Contribution of RACs (Regional Advisory Councils)" (Bailey); "The WEA" (Hull); "The Medau Society" (Weedon); "National Federation of Women's Institutes" (Hall); and "The Work of a Validating Body: The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Advisory Committees, Foreign Countries
Future Visions.
Yates, Trevor; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1991
Includes four responses to Britain's proposed Further and Higher Education Bill: "Community Education: A Broken Shoestring" (Yates); "The Voluntary Sector: This Year, Next Year" (Woodman); "The Local Authority: Juggling with Models" (Cara); and "The Further Education College: Changing the Educational…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Community Programs, Educational Change