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The message or the bottle? Community, associationism and adult learning as “part of the process of social change” (2018)
Book Chapter

Raymond Williams argued that the “the impulse to adult education” was never solely focused on “remedying deficit, making up for inadequate educational resources in the wider society” (Williams, 1983, in McIlroy and Westwood (Eds), 1993, p. 257). Nor... Read More about The message or the bottle? Community, associationism and adult learning as “part of the process of social change”.

“Life-changing things happen”: The role of residential education in the transformation of adults’ learning and lives (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the implications for adults of learning in a residential context and whether the residential aspect intensifies the learning process, and can lead to enhanced person... Read More about “Life-changing things happen”: The role of residential education in the transformation of adults’ learning and lives.

Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76 (2017)
Thesis

This thesis presents an interdisciplinary study of post-Second World War short-term residential adult education, through an investigation of the Shropshire Adult Education College (SAEC), 1948-1976. This was located at Attingham Park, Atcham, Shropsh... Read More about Adult education, spirit and the 'New Age': Sir George Trevelyan and the Shropshire Adult Education College at Attingham 1948-76.

The power of language in the age of austerity: volunteers and practitioners reflect on UK civil society (2017)
Journal Article

This article is offered as an example of practice-based research, focusing on the concept of praxis: the bringing together of research, theory and action. It does this by exploring the challenges of group work and collaborative thinking, sharing the... Read More about The power of language in the age of austerity: volunteers and practitioners reflect on UK civil society.