1st Edition

Learning Networks in Adult Education Non-formal Education on a Housing Estate

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1979, this book reports on a 3 year action research programme (The New Communities Project) which aimed in increase working-class participation in adult education. Basing their argument on the work of the Project, the authors contend that adult education must begin with the people themselves, to go on and assist their intellectual, social, psychological, cultural and... Read more

Part 1: Introduction 1. The Setting: A Profile of Leigh Park 2. Intentions and Assumptions Part 2: The Action Programme 3. Early Activities 4. The Project Moves into Action 5. Focus 230 - Creating Space for Locally Sponsored Action Part 3: Evaluation and Change 6. Consumers and Provides - A Process of Evaluation 7. Alternative Strategies and Working Principles 8. Non-Formal Work: A New Kind of Provision 9. Some Policy Implications

Biography

Paul Fordham, Geoff Poulton, Lawrence Randle