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Direct linkAONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2012
The mission of AONTAS to "advocate for the right of every adult in Ireland to quality learning" is a testament to its commitment to the adult learner as the central focus of further education and training services. In its current strategic plan which is underpinned by three key themes; voice, visibility and value AONTAS articulates as one of its…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Adult Students, Adult Learning
Bailey, Natasha; Ward, Mark; Goodrick, Michelle – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2011
The research described in this report is a companion piece of research to one conducted by AONTAS from 2009-2010 about the outcomes and impact of Department of Education and Skills (DES) funded community education. It answers a call in that research to isolate and investigate the outcomes of community education not wholly funded through DES. This…
Descriptors: Social Change, Social Action, Models, Community Education
Bailey, Natasha; Breen, Jessica; Ward, Mark – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2010
In 2009 AONTAS commissioned a piece of research to examine the outcomes and impact of community education in relation to the three aims that the Government has defined for it: enhancing learning; fostering empowerment, and contributing to civic society. In part, the research also responds to a need to measure the wider benefits of learning (such…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Education, Adult Education, Models
The Costs and Benefits of Undertaking Adult Education Courses from the Perspective of the Individual
AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2009
The aim of this study is to examine the costs and benefits of undertaking adult education courses from the perspective of the individual, using three different case studies. This will give a snapshot of the benefits and the types of costs incurred by three adult learners. Three individuals were contacted by Aontas and were asked if they would be…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Adult Students
Bailey, Natasha – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2009
This research was commissioned by AONTAS-the National Adult Learning Organisation, in partnership with Irish Aid, the Irish Government's programme of assistance to developing countries. To date, a strategic focus on the integration of development education into adult learning has been missing at both State level and across the development…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Adult Learning, Community Education, Foreign Countries
AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2008
The overall aim of the research which informs this report is to examine the extent to which the learning needs of older people are understood and addressed within the adult and community education sector, and to explore how adult educators can be supported to develop innovative approaches and processes which engage older people in learning and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Educators, Community Education, Measures (Individuals)
McKenna, Adele – AONTAS The National Adult Learning Organisation, 2007
In January 2007 the Department of Education and Science approached AONTAS about conducting preliminary research into the lifelong learning needs of older people in Ireland. The findings of the research will be submitted to inform the Department's plans to address the educational needs of older people. In drafting this discussion paper, AONTAS has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adult Learning, Educational Needs
