Research

Contact details for Chair and Secretary

Dr Pete Cannell - Chair
Deputy Director
The OU in Scotland
10 Drumsheugh Gardens
EDINBURGH
EH3 7QJ
Tel: 0131 549 7191
p.a.cannell@open.ac.uk

Dr Ralf St Clair - Secretary
Senior Lecturer
Adult and Continuing Education -
Faculty of Education
St. Andrew's Building
11 Eldon Street
Glasgow
G3 6NH
0141.330.3023
rstclair@educ.gla.ac.uk

Forthcoming Events

Agenda

7 November 2007

13 June 2007

27 February 2007 - Action Research Seminar

Minutes

07 November 2007

13 June 2007

27 February 2007

Archive

Agenda, Minutes & Seminars 2005-06

Seminars

Work of Sub Committee

Preamble
In the light of recent RAE developments, government and funding council priorities for collaborative research, and the recent establishment of a number of university research centres across universities in Scotland a wide range of research activities are now encompassed within the concepts of adult education, continuing education and lifelong learning. A SUALL research sub committee would be uniquely placed to contribute to policy development, provide a forum for exchange of ideas and debate, and represent relevant lifelong learning research interests at both national and local levels. This would be facilitated by liaison through SUALL and UALL Research Sub Committee and by direct liaison with a large number of agencies including SHEFC, Communities Scotland and the Scottish Lifelong Learning Research Network.

Remit of sub committee
Overall Aim

To provide a forum for the development, exchange and dissemination of research relevant initiatives in the field of lifelong learning in consultation with SUALL Council
To represent the research interests of the lifelong learning community within higher education and to funding authorities
To respond, through SUALL, to government papers and other public documents on behalf of the lifelong learning research community
To facilitate communication, liaison and collaboration with other bodies and organisations in the field
To promote, capacity build and potentially conduct research nationally and internationally into lifelong learning

Potential areas of interest
Comparative research
Community education, social justice and social inclusion
Continuing professional development
Literacies
Pedagogies
Quality enhancement and accreditation frameworks
Research methodologies and dissemination strategies
Widening participation: FE-HE relationships, experiences of mature students in HE

Proposed operations
Membership - members of SUALL, members of HEIs involved in relevant research activities and other relevant bodies
Meeting times - three times per annum
Open seminar - once a year
Chair - Pete Cannell
Secretary - Michael Allardice
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