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Download full textKilpatrick, Sue; Field, John; Falk, Ian – 2001
The possibility of using the concept of social capital as an analytical tool for exploring lifelong learning and community development was examined. The following were among the topics considered: (1) differences between definitions of the concept of social capital that are based on collective benefit and those that define social capital as a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
Falk, Ian – Community Arts Network News, 1997
The possibility of promoting community development as well-being through a community learning ethos was examined to determine whether learning can be used to develop a framework for conceptualizing community well-being in order to contribute to Australia's regional sustainability. The examination focused on the following: the relationship between…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education, Community Satisfaction
Shore, Sue; Searle, Jean; Falk, Ian; Johnston, Betty; Ovens, Carolyn; Riddell, Christine – 2002
In 2001-2002, the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Australian Research Consortium conducted 26 national investigations with findings in the following areas: (1) population competence; (2) linking literacy and numeracy into training; (3) professional support for educators and trainers; and (4) policy and systemic issues. All the projects were intended…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Change Strategies
Falk, Ian – 2001
The model currently used to represent the impacts of Australia's technical and further education (TAFE) programs implies a one-way flow of impact from TAFE to student to community. It may be argued that TAFE could better serve its clients by developing a social capital-based, two-way, reciprocal dynamic of vocational education and training (VET)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Development, Definitions, Economic Development
Falk, Ian – 1999
Rural areas around the world face problems stemming from the globalization of agricultural and other markets, the resulting competitiveness for existing and shifting markets, loss of population, and consequent decline of economic and social infrastructure. Rural communities need to develop the ability to manage change, and this requires engaging…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Development, Community Leaders, Foreign Countries
Kilpatrick, Sue; Falk, Ian – 2001
Social capital helps communities respond positively to change. Research into managing change through learning in communities and in small businesses, particularly farm businesses, has highlighted the importance of relationships between people and the formal and informal structure of communities to the quality of outcomes experienced by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Change, Community Development, Community Resources
