Adult, Vocational and Community-based Learning

CR&DALL Seminar: From College to University: Beyond Degree Status—Exploring the Social Roles of TVET Higher Education Institutions in China

Dr Yao Zhao of Shenzhen Polytechnic University and Dr Leping Mou of the University of Glasgow will present on their joint research in this joint CRADALL/GLACIER seminar.

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Friday, 27 June, 2025

CRADALL Glasgow-Peking Higher Education Symposium 2025: Co-imagining Shared Futures of Higher Education in Diverse Contexts, Histories, Cultures, and Traditions

Registration is now open for the CRADALL Glasgow-Peking symposium: Co-imagining Shared Futures of Higher Education in Diverse Contexts, Histories, Cultures, and Traditions.

Please see the symposium page for a link to registration and the draft programme.

 

 

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Monday, 16 June, 2025

The Stràilleach Golamas: Getting to grips with beached marine litter

This event, which is co-hosted by CRADALL and the COAST-R network, aims to bring together people with a range of expertise from local environmental groups to research chemists to waste professionals to think up new ways to deal with beached marine litter. It is an effort to synthesise place-based and specialist learnings and literacies to solve a global problem.

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Wednesday, 14 May, 2025

UNESCO marks 70 years of the International Review of Education

For 70 years, the International Review of Education (IRE) has been at the forefront of global discourse on comparative education and lifelong learning. As the longest-running journal in its field, IRE has shaped international education research and policy, providing a platform for scholars and practitioners to explore critical issues — from early debates on comparative methodologies to contemporary challenges like climate change, digital transformation and social equity. 

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Tuesday, 15 April, 2025
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Researching Work and Learning International Conference 2026

The 2026 Researching Work and Learning International Conference will take place in Brisbane, Australia in December 2026. The conference theme is Researching lifelong learning and innovation for work in times of crisis - and although we might hope that by then we might not be facing so many crises, it's probably safest to assume the world will still be in flux. More details on the conference website.

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Tuesday, 8 April, 2025
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ESRC project webinar: Trends in Adult Participation in Learning 2002-2023

Core CRADALL member Prof Ellen Boeren (University of Glasgow) and colleagues (Emily Jones, Learning and Work Institute, Zyra Evangelista, University of Glasgow, Betul Babayigit, University of Nottingham and Sharon Clancy, University of Nottingham) will be leading a webinar on the latest results from their project, ‘A UK-Ireland investigation into the statistical evidence-base underpinning adult learning and education policy-making’.  More details below.

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Thursday, 3 April, 2025

PASCAL International Observatory Conference 2025

The PASCAL International Observatory announces its 19th Conference, Towards Lifelong Learning Ecosystems for a Sustainable Future. 

The conference will be held from 10-12 November 2025 at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Calicut, India.

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Tuesday, 25 March, 2025

PASCAL Briefing Paper on Learning Neighbourhoods

We are pleased to post another Briefing Paper from the PASCAL Observatory, number 31 in the series, this time with a focus on Learning Neighbourhoods. It is likely to be of interest to many working in the fields of adult, lifelong and community learning.

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Tuesday, 25 March, 2025

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults: latest issue

The latest issue of the European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults is available online:

https://rela.ep.liu.se/issue/view/455

This issue includes seven articls on a range of topics, from adult education, democracy and totalitarianism to drop-out rates among volunteer fire-fighters.

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Wednesday, 26 February, 2025

Maximising Mobility: Qualification Frameworks as a Strategy to Support Adult Learners

We are delighted to be able to share a report by Ralph St. Clair of the University of Victoria, Canada:

Maximising Mobility: Qualification Frameworks as a Strategy to Support Adult Learners

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Wednesday, 26 February, 2025

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