BEYOND CINDERELLA: Towards a learning society

CONTENTS

COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
TERMS OF REFERENCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
OVERVIEW

CHAPTER 1: LIFELONG LEARNING AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING POLICY

LIFELONG LEARNING AND ADULT & COMMUNITY EDUCATION BROADENING NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING POLICY

CHAPTER 2: STRUCTURAL AND POLICY CHANGES AT COMMONWEALTH LEVEL SINCE 1991 AND THE IMPACT THESE HAVE HAD ON THE DELIVERY OF ADULT EDUCATION IN THE COMMUNITYChapter 2 continued

THE POLICY AND STRUCTURAL FRAMEWORK
ANTA - its relationship to, and impact on, ACE The National ACE Policy and ACE Taskforce

CHAPTER 3: PARTICIPATION IN, AND PROVISION OF, ACE PROGRAMS

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN PATTERNS AND LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION
Data and research General levels and patterns of participation The segmented ACE market Women's participation in ACE Men in ACE The great under-represented Targeted programs and widening participation Future research
THE RANGE OF PROVISION OF ADULT EDUCATION AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
Public education

CHAPTER 4: THE ORGANISATION OF ACE PROVISION IN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES

NEW SOUTH WALES
VICTORIA
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
QUEENSLAND
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
TASMANIA
THE NORTHERN TERRITORY
ACT

CHAPTER 5: DEMOGRAPHIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO INFLUENCE SIGNIFICANTLY THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF ADULT EDUCATION PROVISION IN AUSTRALIA

GENERAL TRENDS
ACE and older Australians
TECHNOLOGY: IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ACE
ACE and technological literacy in the information-based economy Other Issues Arising from the Implementation of Technology in ACE

CHAPTER 6: THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ADULT EDUCATORS SINCE 1991

The ACE sector's initiatives in professional development Professional development for delivering accredited training Formal qualifications for adult educators

CHAPTER 7: AUSTRALIA AND THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADULT EDUCATION

APPENDIX 1 - COMMONWEALTH UPDATE ON RESPONSE TO RECOMMENDATIONS IN COME IN CINDERELLA

APPENDIX 2- WORKPLACE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

APPENDIX 3 - LIST OF SUBMISSIONS

APPENDIX 4 - LIST OF PUBLIC HEARING WITNESSES

APPENDIX 5 - ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS