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Adult, Community, and Further Education Board, Melbourne (Australia). – 1998
Over the past decade, the autonomously owned and managed community-based organizations constituting the adult and community education (ACE) sector in Victoria, Australia, and the Victorian government have embarked on a partnership to create lifelong learning opportunities for adults. After extensive consultation with stakeholders in the ACE…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Educational Needs
National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England). – 1998
Great Britain's National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) generally accepts the vision and analysis in the British government green paper "The Learning Age." The NIACE accepts the paper's analysis of the challenges facing Great Britain if it is to become a learning society, and it welcomes the government's commitment to…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Change Strategies
Department for Education and Employment, London (England). – 1999
This white paper outlines a proposed framework for post-16 learning in England. Chapter 1 discusses the principles underpinning the new policy, which are as follows: investing in learning to benefit everyone; lifting barriers to learning; putting people first; sharing responsibility with employers, employees, and the community; achieving world…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees, Change Strategies
Ehrmann, Stephen C. – 1996
This report, which is intended for government officials, educators, and others interested in using technology in educational programs for adults, examines the effects of modern technologies on the accessibility, outcomes, and costs of adult learning programs. It draws on conclusions of previous Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Preece, Julia – 2000
Educational strategies for social inclusion are based on particular definitions that do not always take account of the complexities of exclusion and inclusion. By attempting to "normalize" the unemployed and disaffected, social inclusion efforts often legitimate the status quo of systems that might otherwise be regarded as contributing…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning
McCauley, Fiona – 2000
The issues facing the following areas of adult education in Ireland in the era of lifelong learning were examined in a white paper: (1) second chance and further education; (2) community education; (3) workplace education; and (4) higher education. The Irish National Association of Adult Education (AONTAS) analyzed the recommendations presented in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
Summers, Judith – 2002
This document argues the importance of schools' actual and potential role for adult learners in England and recommends ways of overcoming the barriers to participation created by current priorities, policies, and practices. Chapter 1 discusses the following themes: (1) the role of learning in a program for communities in crisis; (2) how priorities…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Programs
Moore, Kristina M., Ed.; And Others – 1995
This document contains 27 essays and 5 policy statements regarding creation of a comprehensive and unified federal employment and training policy for youth and adults. The following essays are included: "In Search of the American Way" (Wills); "Rethink the Demand Side" (Smith); "The Federal Government as a Change Agent" (Nathan); "Making Sense of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Agency Cooperation