Central to contemporary discussions within the field of adult education are questions about
how we frame an understanding of learning and context. Participation in adult education and …

This paper is concerned with examining how informal learning in communities can be
understood as collective accomplishments of learning as becoming, residing in …

The implication of Gruenewald's question to begin with lived experiences, reflects recent
'bottom up'approaches to community development that link community wellbeing with …

Adult education research has tended to concentrate on the pragmatics of facilitating learning
and developing educational programmes in institutionalised settings. Critical, contextual …

Neighbourhood Houses in Australia are spaces of education and learning that cater to and
work with adult learners across a lifespan. They are known as fourth sector education …

Formal and non-formal education is well established and recognised in our society.
However, unbeknown to those who engage in it, informal learning occurs morefrequently …

This research arose from our involvements in adults and community education, adult
literacy, youth issues, and in researching the new movement in Australia for the inclusion of …

Learning occurs in a range of environments including schools, and other formal learning
institutions, workplaces and homes. The focus of this paper is on the informal and non …

This book weaves together different strands of research in the area of lifelong learning that
concentrates particularly on learning in alternative settings and ways, such experiential …