The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner is a valuable resource that documents the development of adult learning policy and practice. It provides a forum for critical reflection on the practices of teaching and learning, giving priority to subject matter that addresses social exclusion, equality, workplace learning and the study of the teacher/student relationship.
Founded in the mid-1980s, this highly-regarded journal is essential reading for anyone interested in or studying adult learning. It is the only peer-reviewed journal of adult and community education in Ireland.
The call is now closed for articles for the 2024 edition of The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner.
The deadline was Friday, 16th February at 5pm.
To learn more about the peer-review process for The Adult Learner, download this infographic: Peer-review Process
Find out about the peer-review timeline here: Peer-review timeline.
These workshops are hosted by members of the journal's Editorial Board. You can learn valuable tips and ideas about how to develop a great article.
Want to know what the Writers' Workshops are all about?
Recordings of previous workshops are available on our YouTube channel.
A workshop on 22nd November 2023 covered the Style Guide and how to develop articles. Take a look:
Download the 2023 edition of the Adult Learner Journal from our Latest Publications.
We held a discussion of the 2023 edition of The Adult Learner Journal on 8 December 2023. The main focus of the discussion was the importance of values in adult learning, and the need to continue to resist output-based models for measuring success. As one attendee of the discussion told the group, “we need to bring the humanity back.” You can read more about the discussion by following this link.
Contributors to the 2023 Journal shared some of the key messages from their articles. There were also discussion groups, hosted by authors and members from the Editorial Board.
A complete pdf of The Adult Learner 2021 can be viewed here
Section 1 of The Adult Learner 2021 - Perspectives on Community and Lifelong Learning
All editions of The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education: The Adult Learner,
from 1985 – 2022, are available free of charge for download here.
