Hi all,
Forwarding this announcement about a adult education lifelong learning
conference to be held in London, July 2001. For two months before (ie,
starting in May), they will be having a 'Festival of Lifelong Learning' in
the community. Read on for more details.
Best wishes
Lana
Lana Choi
ps - Liked the recent thoughts/feelings about Dialogue.
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From: rroth@oise.utoronto.ca (Reuben Roth)
To: ed-train@oise.utoronto.ca, nall-net@oise.utoronto.ca
Sent: June 20, 2000 2:12:43 PM GMT
Subject: NALL: Fwd: CAM: Invitation to International Conference of
Associations for Resea
>From NALL's community parter, CASAE-ACEEA (Canadian Association for the
Study of Adult Education).
An Invitation to Members of ACEEA-CASAE to present their work at an
International Conference of Associations for Research on Adult Education
in July 2001.
TRAVELLERS' TALES from adult education to lifelong learning is the name of
this SCUTREA 2001 Conference.
Did you enjoy the rich mix of international voices and issues at AERC 2000
in Vancouver? July 2001 offers another rich opportunity for all CASAE
members to meet with colleagues from around the world -- at the University
of East London in the UK.
Nod Miller approached CASAE a year ago and invited us to participate in
the International Conference of Associations of Research in Adult
Education. We have been granted spots for 15 papers, which we will
adjudicate within CASAE. See Conference details below.
The specifications for submission of paper proposals will be available on
the SCUTREA and CASAE websites as soon as they become available.
We'll also post a notice on the listserve detailing where to send your
proposal. Do consider this opportunity seriously -- hope to see you there
next year!
Tara Fenwick
tara.fenwick@royalroads.ca
The following text, which is taken from a recent SCUTREA pamphlet, is also
available in ACROBAT, HTML and TEXT formats at
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/scutrea/
For further information visit the SCUTREA website at
http://www.scutrea.ac.uk (Coming Soon)
An International Conference of Associations for Research on
Adult Learning
July 3-5, 2001
(Also preconference and postconference)
To Be Held at:
University of East London, London, UK
Participating Organisations:
Adult Learning Association - Research Network, Australia
Adult Education Research Conference, USA
Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education
European Society for Research in the Education of Adults
Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the
Education of Adults, UK.
SCUTREA 2001
TRAVELLERS' TALES from adult education to lifelong
learning ... and beyond
Key dates
Call for papers: September 2000
Abstracts deadline: 30 November 2000
Notification of accepted papers: January 2001
Deadline for full papers: 16 March 2001
For further information visit the SCUTREA website at
http://www.scutrea.ac.uk (Coming Soon)
To add your name to our mailing list contact the Conference
Secretary :
Mrs Joan Tremble
UEL Regional Office
University of East London
Docklands Campus
University Way
London E16 2QJ
United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0) 20 8223 3304
Fax: +44 (0) 20 8223 3394
e-mail: j.c.tremble@uel.ac.uk
Travellers' tales: from adult education to lifelong learning THIS major
international event, involving collaboration between six research
organisations in adult, continuing and higher education and lifelong
learning, will bring together researchers from a variety of places and
cultures on a journey to East London. Our purpose is to share perspectives
on theory, policy and practice in the education of adults, related to the
theme of travellers' tales. In the process, the conference aims to
contribute to an examination of the extent to which lifelong learning is
emerging as an alternative route for adult education and its possible
destinations.
The theme of travelling has come to the fore in recent years as a metaphor
to account for change processes, particularly highlighted in debates about
globalisation. More generally, spatial metaphors have been used to
encapsulate a range of cultural and pedagogical practices. Similarly,
notions of narrative and storying have emerged as a counter to the limits
of positivist and interpretative approaches to research. Thus the telling
of tales has taken on increased significance and with that the question of
which tales are more telling.
Both metaphors of travelling and tale-telling have been critiqued for
producing that to which they point and for undermining the basis of taking
a stand on issues. For science fiction fans, the year 2001 has
connotations of epic journeys through space and time with uncertain
destinations. At the same time, for many adults around the globe, the
struggle for learning is grounded in the harsh realities of everyday life.
In the education and training of adults, the theme of travel might best be
encapsulated by the story of a shift from adult education to lifelong
learning. It is to a critical evaluation of that journey and the research
tales that inform it that this conference is addressed. Is such a journey
under way? In all contexts? What is the nature of the journey? What are
its different components? What tales are being told about it? By whom? In
what ways? With what influence? What scholarly journeys and tales are
emerging to account for contemporary shifts in theory, policy and
practice?
The notion of travelling is used broadly. We welcome research accounts of
journeys through aspects of learning and change associated with the
education of adults. These may represent, for example, stories of personal
change or of social movements; autobiographical or biographical
narratives; analyses of innovations in learning; explorations in
theoretical landscapes or excursions through empirical enquiry; journeys
through space, place and cyberspace; and historical or philosophical
studies.
Does lifelong learning replicate the ambivalence of science fiction or
open new horizons for understanding and practice? Papers may also want to
take a stand and critique the metaphor of travel as touristic and
exploitative.
Location scutrea 2001 will be held at the new Docklands Campus of the
University of East London, which is the location for the Festival of
Lifelong Learning, 2000-2001. This is the first new university campus in
London for 50 years and the largest civic project in the redevelopment of
East London. Situated beside the Royal Albert Dock, Docklands Campus
offers superb conference facilities in a waterside location. The campus
has direct access to the Docklands Light Railway, with connections to
central London, and is adjacent to London City Airport.
Accommodation
Residential accommodation is available on campus in new, purpose-built
student residences, in single en-suite rooms. The distinctive architecture
of the residences makes the Docklands Campus an outstanding feature of the
East Thames waterfront.
Programme and Registration Materials
A preliminary programme and registration materials will be available by
mail and on the scutrea web site (www. scutrea. ac. uk) in September
2000.
Pre and Post-Conferences
Pre-conference events will include a symposium on lifelong learning in the
regeneration of communities, which will engage with issues of
multi-culturalism, identity and transition, and a public lecture on July 2
by Professor Teddy Thomas on 'Educating adults in the new millenium'. The
post-conference on July 5-6 is 'From reflection to action: a global
conversation about promoting and supporting lifelong learning'. This event
will continue the discussion initiated at the International Colloquium on
Lifelong Learning in June 2000.
The Festival of Lifelong Learning
The University of East London is marking the beginning of the 21st century
with a Festival of Lifelong Learning. The Festival takes place between May
2000 and July 2001 and it is being organised by uel in collaboration with
a wide range of local, national and international partners. The Festival's
aims are to enhance awareness of lifelong learning among the communities
of which UEL is a part; to work with educational, business and community
partners to open up new learning opportunities for learners of all ages
and cultures; to provide a vehicle to reflect on and to celebrate
educational achievements in the past; and to look forward to new ways of
learning in the 21st century. Scutrea 2001 is one of the culminating
events of the Festival, bringing together adult educators from across the
world for a global dialogue on lifelong learning. For further details of
Festival events and the global colloquium, organised in collaboration with
the Open University, which begins in June 2000 and is situated on the
internet, see the Festival web site: www.uel.ac.uk/lifelong/festival
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