This article explores videoconferencing in the context of local learning centres in Sweden. The practice is described as a "learning space" in which adult learners construct socio-spatial relations. The study goes beyond a sociological apprehension of actors and opposes the idea of the material as neutral, passive and conformed by…

The author's background in psychology and adult education is used to identify two shifts in his perspective: (1) a move from disciplinary to applied knowledge toward working knowledge and (2) from the subject of psychology being the rational autonomous self to the socially constructed self to the relational self. (SK)

Design of an advanced diploma course for adult educators illustrates that learning is taught by constructing a sustained, varied task through which the capacity to perceive and interpret learning processes is challenged, expanded, and articulated. (SK)

The changing face of midwifery practice and education in Australia is challenging the previously accepted notions of the birth experience, the options of care that are available for women and their families, and the role of the midwife in that experience. The role of the midwifery educator is also challenged by the move away from a predominantly…