Getting Serious: The National 'Vision Splendid' for Adult Education 60 Years On

Autor/in	Golding, Barry
Titel	Getting Serious: The National 'Vision Splendid' for Adult Education 60 Years On
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 60 (2020) 3, S.365-398 (34 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Professional Associations; National Organizations; Educational Research; Periodicals; Lifelong Learning; Futures (of Society); Educational History; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Future; Society; Zukunft; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Australien
Abstract	This paper poses three research questions, based primarily on evidence from six decades of the Australian Journal of Adult Education (AJAL, 2000-present) and its antecedent journals dating back to 1961. Firstly, it asks what was the context for establishing a national adult learning association, Australian Association of Adult Education (AAAE) in 1960, renamed the Australian Association for Adult and Community Education (AACE) in 1989, and Adult Learning Australia (ALA) in 1998? Secondly, it asks how the association, the research in its journals and the field of adult education adapted to the rapidly changing context, opportunities and needs for lifelong learning in Australia? In doing so, the paper critically examines evidence of ongoing tensions and difficulties delivering on ALA's 2020 vision of 'lifelong and lifewide learning for all Australians'. It also asks what the current situation is for Australian adult education, and what possible new courses for the future ALA and AJAL might take. The first two research questions are addressed in the body of this paper. The third question is addressed primarily within the Discussion. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01