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A Passion for Learning:
Celebrating 80 years of NIACE support for adult learning

Since its foundation as the British Institute of Adult Education in 1921,
NIACE (and its precursors) has been influential not only in policy
concerning adult education, but also in other areas of social and cultural
life in Britain. From initiatives of the Institute have grown the British
Film Institute and the Arts Council; and the Army Bureau of Current Affairs was started by the Institute's Secretary in 1941. Today's Basic Skills Agency began life as the Adult Literacy Resource Agency, set up under the Institute's aegis in 1975. The formation of NIACE Cymru in 1985 recognised a distinct role required in Wales, leading to the establishment of NIACE Dysgu Cymru in 1999. NIACE was the leading voice calling for an international week for adult learning, building on the huge success over ten years of its own Adult Learners' Week.

NIACE today is an energetic and bustling organisation. With eight staff in
1971, it now has over 120, undertaking over 70 research and development projects each year. It has a major programme of conferences, seminars and briefings - on average at least one every week. Its book and journal publishing is significant in volume and breadth, both at home and internationally. 

This book is not a comprehensive historical account of NIACE's development. Rather, it is a series of reflections from contributors who have shared in the life of the organisation, whether by being involved directly as staff or as volunteers from the adult education profession who gave time in both key and support roles, working for the Institute.

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