Australian Journal of Adult Learning

AJAL Volume 60 / Number 2 / July 2020

Henrik Steenberg — Fri, 28 Aug 2020 00:24:20 +0000

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AJAL Volume 60 / Number 1 / April 2020

Henrik Steenberg — Thu, 04 Jun 2020 03:02:55 +0000

Enabling learners starts with knowing them: Student attitudes, aspiration and anxiety towards science and maths learning in an Australian pre-university enabling program

Henrik Steenberg — Wed, 09 May 2018 02:08:08 +0000

Author: Joanne G. Lisciandro, Angela Jones, Peter Geerlings Murdoch University Edition: Volume 58, Number 1, April 2018 Summary: Pre-university enabling programs provide an important pathway to university for underprepared and disadvantaged students. In order to adequately prepare students for their university journey, enabling educators need to understand and respond to the evolving needs of their learners; …

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AJAL Volume 58 / Number 1 / April 2018

Henrik Steenberg — Wed, 09 May 2018 02:05:00 +0000

Gender differences in online participation: Examining a History and a Mathematics Open Foundation online course

Henrik Steenberg — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:30:57 +0000

Author: Annette Morante, Valerie Djenidi, Helene Clark & Susan West Newcastle University Edition: Volume 57, Number 2, July 2017 Summary: With enrolment and completion rates in the University of Newcastle’s online Open Foundation enabling program being considerably higher for women than for men, this case study investigates the engagement of male and female students in two …

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Experiences of bridging program students at a regional satellite campus

Henrik Steenberg — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:16:06 +0000

Author: Sandra Elsom, Ruth Greenaway & Margaret Marshman University of the Sunshine Coast Edition: Volume 57, Number 2, July 2017 Summary: The benefits of higher education to individuals and to society are acknowledged both in Australia and internationally. Increased access to higher education means that greatly diverse students are beginning their tertiary learning journey. We investigate …

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Adult offenders’ perceptions of rehabilitation programs in Africa

Henrik Steenberg — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:10:45 +0000

Author: Nomazulu Ngozwana University of South Africa Edition: Volume 57, Number 2, July 2017 Summary: This article reflects on adult offenders’ perceptions of rehabilitation programs in Africa. It also evaluates whether offenders are consulted when planning rehabilitation programs. Adult education principles were used as a lens to understand offenders’ perceptions of rehabilitation programs. Using an interpretive …

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‘The trails to get there’: Experiences of attaining higher education for Igorot Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines

Henrik Steenberg — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 03:02:34 +0000

Author: Digna Adonis & Jen Couch Australian Catholic University Edition: Volume 57, Number 2, July 2017 Summary: The title of this paper alludes to the hours of walking on mountain paths, which one of the authors, growing up in an Igorot Indigenous community in post-colonial Philippines undertook to go to school. This is an apt symbol …

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AJAL Volume 57 / Number 2 / July 2017

Henrik Steenberg — Thu, 13 Jul 2017 02:15:42 +0000

Bringing together learning from two worlds: Lessons from a gender-inclusive community education approach with smallholder farmers in Papua New Guinea

Henrik Steenberg — Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:49:48 +0000

Author: Barbara Pamphilon & Katja Mikhailovich University of Canberra Edition: Volume 57, Number 2, July 2017 Summary: Smallholder farmers are the backbone of food production in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Due to an increasing need to pay for schooling and health costs, many farming families are seeking ways to move from semi-subsistence farming to activities that …

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