AJAL promotes critical thinking and research in the field of adult learning as well as the theory, research and practice of adult and community education. It has been published for over fifty years and covers a wide range of topics of interest to those in adult education.

In this edition researchers turn their attention to examining how initiatives to widen access and participation in higher education, which has been a central policy aim in Australia for nearly a decade, are playing out.

This week's been a busy one for news. We've included updates on new VET legislation, a look at the latest issue of the Australian Journal of Adut Learning and a great story about the power of learning to use social media for one grandfather.