Community Development
I’m happy to announce the publication of the new issue of RELA with the theme: social economy and learning for a political economy of solidarity. The issue includes five thematic papers and two open papers, featured and available for download below.
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Thursday, 12 October, 2017
On Sept 15th and 16th 2017, we were delighted to host at the School of Education, University of Glasgow, Professor Rajesh Tandon, the founder-President of PRIA, global participatory research & training centre based in New Delhi, India. PRIA has completed 35 years of work in empowering citizens to claim their rights and organize their own communities. Professor Tandon has also been the UNESCO Co-Chair on Community-Based Research and Social Responsibility in Higher Education since 2012.
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Thursday, 5 October, 2017
We are very pleased to announce that Dr Mia Perry has been successful in winning a new project funded under the aegis of the GCRF AHRC-MRC global partnership grants. The project concerns ensuring the sustainability of a public health palliative care project in Bangladesh through community theatre.
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Wednesday, 23 August, 2017
The consultation seeks views on the independent review of student support in further and higher education in Scotland, chaired by Jayne-Anne Gadhia. The review and consultation takes place in the wider context of Scottish Government ambitions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the post-16 learner journey and work on Widening Access.
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Wednesday, 23 August, 2017
Three former professors of adult education, and the current chair, from the University of Glasgow were amongst some 100 friends and colleagues who celebrated the 80th birthday of Professor Peter Jarvis, the eminent adult educator, known to all in the field. Professor Lalage Bown, Emeritus Professor of Adult Education at Glasgow eloquently spoke of his contributions especially in the international sphere.
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Friday, 14 July, 2017
For some years, the Brimbank City Council (on the north west fringe of Melbourne, Australia) has adopted a Community Learning Strategy and produces a bi-monthly e-Newsletter "Celebrating Learning", generated out of Library Services to recognise community initiatives for lifelong learning.
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Thursday, 8 June, 2017
In this week's news, check out the implications of recent Federal and state budgets for refugees, mature aged workers and apprentices, celebrations of Neighbourhood House Week and international news on the British Labour Party's commitment to lifelong learning and adult education. We've also included updates on our not-to-be-missed national conference on the transformative power of lifelong learning which coincides with MONA's winter festival Dark Mofo.
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Monday, 15 May, 2017
This year the ELOA conference is being co-hosted by Leeds Beckett University, School of Film, Music and Performing Arts and the Association for Education and Ageing.
The first call for papers is featured below and attached. Please consider submitting a paper or workshop proposals.
IDENTITY, VOICE, CREATIVITY, ACTION! Older people learning creatively for creativity, finding a ‘voice’ and taking action.
9 - 11 November 2017
Leeds, UK
European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA)
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Wednesday, 3 May, 2017
The Concept Journal offers a lively independent forum for critical debate in contemporary Community Education.
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Friday, 21 April, 2017
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