Based in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, CR&DALL pursues a range of research activities which have relevance to the theme of lifelong learning. Currently our research focus includes the following themes:

• Citizenship
• Civil Society
• Adult, Vocational and Community-based Learning
• Adult Literacy
• Poverty and International Development
• Widening Participation
• Pedagogy of Post-Compulsory Education

Our objective is to make a real difference through the contribution that adult education and lifelong learning can make to social justice, social inclusion and poverty reduction - a contribution that has received relatively limited recognition to date.

Aim

CR&DALL's aim is to conduct inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research and development activities in adult education and lifelong learning in order to achieve observable impacts with respect to social justice, social inclusion and poverty reduction.

Research

CR&DALL pursues a range of research activities which have relevance to the theme of lifelong learning. Currently our research focus includes Citizenship, Civil Society, Community-based Learning, Literacy, Poverty and International Development and Widening Participation.

We seek to achieve our goals by:

• Consultancies - action research and development projects
• Publications - including research reports and working papers
• Presentations - at conferences, seminars, e-conferences and workshops
• Contribution - to policy agendas and national and international forums and bodies and to international collaborations Communication and Information via our newsletter and e-mail networks