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Download full textGolding, Barry; Foley, Annette – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011
Consistent with the "looking back, moving forward" conference theme, in this paper we undertake a critical, research-based appraisal of the current, arguably neglected state of adult education in Australia in 2010, and proceed to paint a picture of how a different and potentially more positive future might be realised. Firstly, we…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Community Education, Adult Learning
Direct linkGolding, Barry – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2008
This paper reports on research into community-based men's sheds in Australia, focusing on how regular activity in these sheds impacts on the informal learning experiences of the mainly older men who use them. It leads to an exploration and reflection on how men's learning experiences in such sheds might inform adult and vocational education in…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Community Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
Flamsteed, Kate; Golding, Barry – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
This report explores the ways in which Indigenous Australians are learning through enterprise and small business development. It reveals that this learning will be more effective if it takes into account that Indigenous experience differs by location, with remote areas offering a significant challenge. Learning through Indigenous business is most…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Community Development, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries
Volkoff, Veronica; Golding, Barry; Jenkin, Julie – 1999
The provision of vocational education and training (VET) delivered by Australia's adult and community education (ACE) sector was examined to identify the strengths the ACE sector brings to VET provision and challenges faced by the ACE sector in providing VET programs. Data were collected through the following four activities: (1) a literature…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Comparative Analysis
Toms, Jon; Golding, Barry; Falk, Ian; Kilpatrick, Sue – 1999
A study examined the question of how one Australian non-metropolitan community consolidates and develops sustainable economic and social activity through the learning of community members. The research used a focused interview process with open-ended questions with these 2 major sub-groups in the community and explored their interrelatedness: 2…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, Developed Nations, Economic Development
Golding, Barry; Davies, Merryn; Volkoff, Veronica – 2001
The volume and scope of research into adult and community education (ACE) in Australia have increased significantly over the past decade. Studies designed to map, reevaluate, showcase, and promote ACE have been funded by Australia's federal and state governments and by bodies such as Adult Learning Australia. Practitioner-generated research has…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning
