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Stanistreet, Paul – Adults Learning, 2011
When 75-year-old Margaret Corston saw a poster in her local library advertising a course in basic radio broadcasting skills, she little thought that some 18 months later she would be hosting her own weekly show, with thousands of listeners, on community radio. From small beginnings--her first course was called "First Steps in Radio"--she began to…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Radio, Older Adults
Adults Learning, 2009
This article features ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) co-ordinator Lynn Evans, recipient of the Learning and Skills Improvement Service STAR Award. Lynn's teaching is all about breaking down barriers, whether that means the personal barriers that prevent learners from achieving their potential or the barriers that exist among…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), School Holding Power, English (Second Language), Barriers