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Contents - May 2007
 | Editorial |
| News |
| Commentary: Adult Learning Matters |
| After the Troubles |
| The return of devolved government to Northern Ireland promises, in the
words of one leading unionist, ‘a battle a day’. Education will be one of the
main battlegrounds, writes Paul Nolan |
| 1984 and all that ‘Doublespeak’ – language deliberately constructed to mislead – is alive and well in the Government’s latest pronouncements on adult learning, no more so than in its emphasis on ‘demand-led’ learning, says Dan Taubman |
| Mind the gap Social capital may be the best explanation of the gender gap in educational attainment. It may also explain why women’s educational achievements are not reflected in terms of pay and occupational status, argues Tom Schuller |
| The road to nowhere? With overall participation among the poorest groups stuck at less than half that experienced by the upper and middle classes, we need to ask if the balance of public investment is right, say Alan Tuckett and Fiona Aldridge |
| ‘Soup and blankets are not enough’ Crisis Skylight gives homeless people a chance to learn alongside other, non-homeless, members of their communities. Treating them with respect is crucial in helping them turn their lives around, writes Paul Stanistreet |
| ‘I’m 70 and I’m a community activist’ A project to turn residents of some of South Leeds’ most deprived neighbourhoods into community researchers is giving people an opportunity to make concrete, positive changes to their communities, reports Paul Stanistreet |
| Making connections Tricia Hartley on the development of two networks intended to capture the grassroots expertise that, all too often, remains at grassroots level |
| Out of the shadows The new Commission for Disabled Staff in Lifelong Learning will identify and share creative practice that best recruits, retains and supports disabled staff in the lifelong learning sector, writes Christine Nightingale |
| Education for liberation On the tenth anniversary of Paulo Freire’s death, David Archer reflects on the legacy of a thinker whose critique of ‘banking education’ is more relevant than ever |
| ‘It’s the glue that holds everything together’ The response of learners to a series of consultations on the Leitch report demonstrates a real appetite for involvement – and for democracy, writes Winifred Hignell |
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