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Krašovec, Sabina Jelenc; Golding, Barry; Findsen, Brian; Schmidt-Hertha, Bernhard – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
This specially themed ""Getting of Wisdom," Learning in Later Life" Edition of the "Australian Journal of Adult Learning" ("AJAL") is not so much concerned with the issue of ageing itself, but more about quality of life regardless of age. It is about taking, but also giving back as best as possible at any…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Quality of Life, Knowledge Level, Adult Learning
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Stahl, Garth; Dale, Pete – Educational Forum, 2012
The disengagement of working-class boys from education continues to be a major issue in the United Kingdom; however, there has been little educational research in working-class boys' identity work surrounding learning practices where boys actively engage. This article attempts to address how identities are influenced by new literacies,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Informal Education, Working Class
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Batsleer, Janet – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2011
The strengths and limitations of approaches to participatory and democratic practice rooted in voice have been discussed in relation to education and also "youth voice". The paper seeks to make critical connection between the two debates, especially in relation to the persistence of practices of exclusion and marginalisation. Drawing on…
Descriptors: Participant Observation, Youth, Democratic Values, Participation
Ellis, John; And Others – Adults Learning (England), 1994
Includes "Young Men Learning: Informal Education and Drug Abuse" (Ellis); "Young Women Learning: Participative Women-Only Group Work" (Gregory); "City Challenge and Capacity Building: Developing Communication Skills" (Smith); and "Social Education with Disaffected Young People: The Padstow Challenge and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Development, Crime Prevention, Drug Abuse