Scottish Children's Neighbourhood research scholarship: Place-based approaches and improving educational outcomes

We would like to make you aware of an exciting opportunity of two PhD studentships on offer to work with the Scottish Children's Neighbourhood (SCN). The SCN is an innovative collaborative approach between the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change and What Works Scotland within the University of Glasgow.

Mapping the Field of Adult and Continuing Education - An International Compendium

The field of Adult and Continuing Education (ACE) has long been influential beyond its already porous borders and continues to be a source of important ideas, inspiration, and innovative practices for those in disciplines such as educational administration, social work, nursing, and counseling.

LLAKES Newsletter, Summer 2017

Please find featured below and attached a copy of the LLAKES Newsletter for Summer 2017. This edition focuses on the projects which make up the Centre’s Theme Three, which is entitled: “Education, Inequality and Social Cohesion”.

Folk Development Colleges in Tanzania

I conducted in 1995-7 with a team from Education for Development an evaluation of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency's (SIDA) assistance to the Folk Development Colleges (FDCs) (report published); later, I reviewed the position of the FDCs (published 2013). This present report was compiled on the basis of visits to Tanzania and Sweden in 2017.

CLAYSS Digital - July 2017

We are pleased to present the July 2017 issue of the Digital newsletter of CLAYSS, the Latin American Center for Service Learning:

Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) Vol 57:2 – Latest research

The Australian Journal of Adult Learning (AJAL) promotes critical thinking and research in the field of adult learning as well as the theory, research and practice of adult and community education. It has been published for over fifty years and covers a wide range of topics of interest to those in adult education.

Social and demographic changes, the impact of migration, and more—ACE News, 17 July 2017

This week research reveals increasing numbers of young people are moving back home with their parents, rural seniors are at increasing risk of social isolation and migrant groups moving to regional Australia are revitalising local communities. This week's ACE news is full of stories that highlight how adult and community education has a vital role to play in strengthening communities and helping people learn and adapt to change.

Professor Peter Jarvis - 80th Birthday

Three former professors of adult education, and the current chair, from the University of Glasgow were amongst some 100 friends and colleagues who celebrated the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Jarvis, the eminent adult educator, known to all in the field. Professor Lalage Bown, Emeritus Professor of Adult Education at Glasgow eloquently spoke of his contributions especially in the international sphere.

Opportunities for lifelong learning in a changing world - UALL 2018 Annual Conference

The UALL Conference has a reputation for offering opportunities for practitioners and researchers to present their work to the academic community. Proposals are invited on any of the strands of the conference theme. They may describe and discuss innovative developments and practice, and/or empirical or theoretical research. You are encouraged to take into account your own working context when submitting your proposals. Proposals are welcome from those working in different countries and learning contexts.

Winter School: International perspectives on education policy (IPEP)

This Winter School will consider theories and methods relevant across the field of educational policy research. It is designed for PhD students, postdoctoral fellows and researchers of policy in all areas of education, but is suitable also for advanced master students. The School will include an explicit focus on policy related to higher and adult education, but the specific content of activities will be developed in the light of the participants’ profiles.

FACE e-Bulletin - July 2017

We are pleased to feature the July 2017 issue of the Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE) e-Bulletin:

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