Through the looking glass: adult education through the lens of the Australian Journal of Adult Learning over fifty years
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2011
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Harris, R.
Morrison, A.
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Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2011; 51(special edition):17-52
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In this paper we review fifty years of articles published in 'Australian Journal of Adult Learning' in its various iterations. We examine the different roles of the journal: to illuminate the history and trends of adult education authors; to be the flagship of the adult education profession in Australia; to reflect on significant national events; and to mirror the changing knowledge base of the discipline. We analyse the authorship of the articles over fifty years, and determine patterns in contribution to the journal by gender, location, institutional affiliation and author numbers. We also examine key themes that have surfaced in the writings on adult education. The articles published in the journal are significant because they are primary sources of the day, unfettered by the perspectives, viewpoints and standards of later periods. Our paper serves as a useful looking glass through which we might be able to view more clearly the shifting research interests of the past and the challenges in the future for the adult and community learning sector.
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Copyright 2011 Adult Learning Australia