Adult and Community Education: A Snapshot of the Conditions and Circumstances of Being a Community-Based Adult Community Education (ACE) Provider in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria from September to December 1997.

Autor/in	Schwencke, Helen
Institution	Adult Learning Australia, Inc., Paddington. Queensland Branch.
Titel	Adult and Community Education: A Snapshot of the Conditions and Circumstances of Being a Community-Based Adult Community Education (ACE) Provider in South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales and Victoria from September to December 1997.
Quelle	(1999), (115 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-646-37293-9
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Programs; Community Education; Curriculum; Delivery Systems; Developed Nations; Educational Research; Field Trips; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Job Placement; Job Training; Nonprofit Organizations; Program Administration; Program Development; Program Implementation; Staff Development; Student Financial Aid; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Auslieferung; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Exkursion; Finanzielle Förderung; Ausland; Employment service; Employment services; Arbeitsvermittlung; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Nonprofit-Organisation; Programmplanung; Personnel development; Personalentwicklung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Australien
Abstract	This report compiles information from a study tour to identify the current status, development, and issues of nonprofit organizations with voluntary boards of management that provide adult and community-based education (ACE) in Australia. An overview of the community-based ACE sector covers organizations in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Australian Capital Territory, and New South Wales. Definitions of, philosophies of, and approaches to community-based education are provided. Examples follow of management structures under which community-based organizations operate. The next section covers organizational issues of a general nature raised as part of the investigation, varying from practical to sociopolitical issues. The following section addresses staffing and human resource management. Next, the use of organizational and management tools is addressed. The next section covers resourcing issues and their impact on ACE providers. Other sections address impacts of vocationalization; program delivery; peak bodies, networks, and other sources of support available to community providers; formal infrastructure and support for ACE in the states; ideas for good practices; recent developments that have had an immediate impact on ACE providers; findings; and recommendations. Appendixes contain 13 references; definition of ACE; list of resources collected; itinerary; study tour description; and interview proformas. (YLB)
Anmerkungen	Adult Learning Australia, Inc., Queensland Branch, P.O. Box 576, Paddington, Queensland, Australia 4064 ($35 Australian).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC