| Title: |
Adult Education, Social Inclusion and Cultural Diversity in Regional Communities |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Townsend, Rob |
| Source: |
Australian Journal of Adult Learning. Apr 2008 48(1):71-92. |
| Availability: |
Adult Learning Australia. Level 1, 32 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra ACT 2603 Australia. Tel: 02 6274 9515; Fax: 02 6274 9513; e-mail: j.mccomish@ala.asn.au; Website: http://www.ala.asn.au |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
12 |
| Publication Date: |
2008 |
| Document Type: |
Information Analyses; Journal Articles |
| Education Level: |
Adult Education |
| Descriptors: |
Educational Policy; Cultural Isolation; Adult Education; Adult Learning; Cultural Pluralism; Social Isolation; Migration Patterns; Social Networks; Social Capital; Social Integration; Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: |
Australia; Canada (Victoria) |
| ISSN: |
1443-1394 |
| Abstract: |
This article presents the outcomes of recent research into adult education programs and experiences in the Shire of Campaspe, a region in northern Victoria. Research data of people from diverse cultural backgrounds reveal how individuals can utilize adult education as a space to explore their own social and cultural isolation in a regional context. The research reveals patterns of migration, internal population mobility, social isolation and cultural identity within the context of this one regional shire. The article discerns the roles that adult education providers play in creating specific kinds of space for people to discover new social networks while interacting with informal and formal structures and processes of adult learning. Adult education programs and practices can play an important role in providing space for the exploration of social, cultural and economic experiences. However, individual adult education organizations manage their spaces and programs in such a way that excludes some people from social and economic activity crucial to the development of individual and community social capital. Adult learning policies, programs and practices in regional communities need to address the holistic nature of adult learning for people from culturally diverse backgrounds in order to contribute to the development of sustaining social capital for individuals, families and communities in Australian society. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Number of References: |
35 |
| Entry Date: |
2008 |
| Access URL: |
http://www.ala.asn.au/pubs/AJAL/0804.asp |
| Accession Number: |
EJ797560 |
| Database: |
ERIC |