Challenging the 'European Area of Lifelong Learning' critically reflects on the context in which lifelong learning policies and practices are organized in Europe with contributions of researchers and policy makers in the field, including a number of colleagues associated with the PASCAL Observatory and CR&DALL. This includes a chapter entitled 'The Rise and Fall and Rise again of Learning Cities' by Lynette Jordan, Norman Longworth and Michael Osborne.
The world faces some serious challenges, and higher education is an essential part of the response. Universities are already engaging with these issues, but are still trying to articulate their current and potential role.
CR&DALL is delighted to be working with Ewan Gurr, Scotland Development Officer for The Trussell Trust at the upcoming EcCoWell conference on 5 December. The Trussell Trusts works to empower local communities to combat poverty and exclusion in the UK and recently they have been instrumental in setting up food banks. Food banks are now The Trussell Trust's biggest project.
A new issue of Cedefop's VETAlert has just been published and is featured below and attached for download. As always, the following subjects are covered: skill needs, qualifications, adult learning, education and training policies.
The Journal of Adult and Continuing Education (JACE), now published by the Manchester University Press, is essential reading for keeping in touch with the field of post-compulsory education. Published twice a year, it provides a forum for rigorous theoretical and practical work in the broad fields of lifelong learning and adult, community and continuing education.
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