Supporting Adult Learners from outside Institutional Walls: The Experience so Far of the Downtown Centre

Autor/inn/en	Sherry, Rhona; Moore, Patricia-Anne
Titel	Supporting Adult Learners from outside Institutional Walls: The Experience so Far of the Downtown Centre
Quelle	In: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, (2008), S.84-96 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8040
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Foreign Countries; College Preparation; Access to Education; Institutional Cooperation; Partnerships in Education; Undergraduate Study; Guidance; Workshops; Nontraditional Students; Barriers; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Ausland; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Grundstudium; Beratung; Lernwerkstatt; Schulung; Irland
Abstract	This article describes the experience of the Downtown Centre in establishing an accessible and recognisable centre in Limerick city, which represents regional higher education partners, and which provides services and programmes to support adult learners in progressing to higher education. The article reflects on the achievements of the Centre during its first year of operation and on the challenges and opportunities which have been highlighted for the future. It raises questions about how a diverse and dispersed adult learner population can, and should, best be supported and how far higher education should go in reaching out to this growing cohort of learners. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation. 2nd Floor, 83-87 Main Street, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, Ireland. Tel: +353-1-406-8220; Tel: +353-1-406-8221; Fax: +353-1-406-8227; e-mail: mail@aontas.com; Web site: http://www.aontas.com
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10