The Adult Learner 2007
Summary
This edition of the Adult Learner strives to acknowledge the changes and demands of the adult and community education sector since the 1990s by providing a forum for critical analysis in the field.
Contents
Editorial Comment
Section 1 - Refereed Articles
- 15 Redefining Literacy from an Egalitarian Perspective, Maggie Feeley
- 28 A Scaled-up Model of Ap(e)l for Sectoral Professionalisation:Lessons from the 2005 Valex Pilot Project (Dublin), Anne Murphy
- 42 Is There a Way Out of this Clinic? An Adult and Community Education Perspective on Methadone and the Absence ofRehabilitation, Thomas O'Brien
Section 2 - Practice Articles
- 61 Too Many Left Behind: Can Current Policy on Adult Literacy Address the Need for Social Change in Ireland?, Rob Mark
- 76 Measuring Client Progression in Adult Guidance, Lucy Hearne
- 85 A Framework for Supporting Adults in Distance Learning Linda Dowling and Orna Ryan
Section 3 - Book Reviews
- 95 Learning democratically using study circles
- 97 Teaching Defiance: Stories and Strategies for Activist Educators
- 100 From the inside out: Emerging perspectives in adult and further education in Ireland
- 103 Connecting Communities: Practical Guide to using Development Education in Community Settings
