Australian adult education and its impact on diversity, social inclusion and social capital

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Townsend, Robert A (2009) Australian adult education and its impact on diversity, social inclusion and social capital. Magis, 1 (2). pp. 305-315. ISSN 2027-1174 (print) 2027-1182 (online)

Abstract

Adult education fosters social inclusion but it can also create social exclusion for people in diverse local communities. Adult education is a social policy framework that should re-engage with the margins of society to create community engagement, partnerships and needs to develop social capital for people from different cultural backgrounds.

Item type Article
URI https://vuir.vu.edu.au/id/eprint/8982
Official URL http://magisinvestigacioneducacion.javeriana.edu.c...
Subjects Historical > FOR Classification > 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
Historical > FOR Classification > 1607 Social Work
Historical > Faculty/School/Research Centre/Department > School of Social Sciences and Psychology
Keywords ResPubID23255, adult education, diversity, social inclusion, social exclusion, social capital, community engagement, social policy framework, partnerships
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