Adult, Community and Public Education as Primary Sites for the Development of Social Capital

Autor/in	Townsend, Rob
Titel	Adult, Community and Public Education as Primary Sites for the Development of Social Capital
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 46 (2006) 2, S.153-174 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Foreign Countries; Public Education; Student Diversity; Educational Policy; Adult Students; Adult Learning; Educational Philosophy; Government Role; Lifelong Learning; Social Capital; Reentry Students; Regional Characteristics; Access to Education; Community Education; Social Change; Role of Education; Student Characteristics; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland; Öffentliche Erziehung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Adulte education; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Sozialkapital; Zweiter Bildungsweg; Regionaler Faktor; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Sozialer Wandel; Bildungsauftrag; Australien
Abstract	This article reviews current literature and discussion about the policies and sites of Australian adult education and training and their potential impact on the development of social capital in a regional context. The review stems from a current research project examining the impact of participation in adult education by people from diverse cultural backgrounds in a regional town in northern Victoria. There is evidence that adult education can transform individuals via access to new knowledge and skills, but can it impact on the social cohesiveness of groups, communities and regions in Australian society? Access and equity policies and strategies form the centre of adult, community and public education in Australia and it is time for these to be significantly reviewed in the context of a culturally diverse twenty first century society. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Adult Learning Australia. Level 1, 32 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra ACT 2603 Australia. Tel: 02 6274 9515; Fax: 02 6274 9513; e-mail: j.mccomish@ala.asn.au; Website: http://www.ala.asn.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10