This paper begins by teasing out the nature of social capital and its particular and current relevance to adult learning policy and practice in Australia. The paper identifies a number of benefits and significant problems with social capital as an organising construct for adult learning research and policy in Australia. Some connections are made between social capital and lifelong learning, and important distinctions are drawn between 'bonding' and 'bridging' social capital. I draw on my experiences and insights over the past seven years using network diagrams as a research tool. Network diagrams are identified as a useful tool for charting relationships between learning organisations and individuals. The paper suggests ways of using the ne...
Networks are the sites through which social capital is generated. The number and the nature of membe...
As an explanatory concept that relates skills and knowledge to economic outcomes, “human capital ” h...
While service and support delivery for youth and families has been a priority within education in Sa...
Networks have increasingly been recognised by educators as important in adult and vocational learnin...
This seminar builds on research by Falk, Balatti and Golding (2000) whose ‘principle of interconnect...
Social capital is the 'networks, together with shared norms, values and understandings which facilit...
'Social capital' is a concept that describes the extent and nature of relationships people have with...
In her recent contribution to the British Educational Research Journal, Pauline McClenaghan identifi...
In her recent contribution to the British Educational Research Journal, Pauline McClenaghan identifi...
Given the significant role attributed to community organizations by many social capital scholars, it...
Social capital theory, especially the idea of bridging capital, may provide a framework for understa...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss empirical findings from a study that investigated t...
This paper discusses the applicability of social capital theory to research on adult and community e...
As an explanatory concept that relates skills and knowledge to economic outcomes, “human capital” ha...
A case study in a rural Australian township attempted to determine indicators verifying the existenc...
Networks are the sites through which social capital is generated. The number and the nature of membe...
As an explanatory concept that relates skills and knowledge to economic outcomes, “human capital ” h...
While service and support delivery for youth and families has been a priority within education in Sa...
Networks have increasingly been recognised by educators as important in adult and vocational learnin...
This seminar builds on research by Falk, Balatti and Golding (2000) whose ‘principle of interconnect...
Social capital is the 'networks, together with shared norms, values and understandings which facilit...
'Social capital' is a concept that describes the extent and nature of relationships people have with...
In her recent contribution to the British Educational Research Journal, Pauline McClenaghan identifi...
In her recent contribution to the British Educational Research Journal, Pauline McClenaghan identifi...
Given the significant role attributed to community organizations by many social capital scholars, it...
Social capital theory, especially the idea of bridging capital, may provide a framework for understa...
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss empirical findings from a study that investigated t...
This paper discusses the applicability of social capital theory to research on adult and community e...
As an explanatory concept that relates skills and knowledge to economic outcomes, “human capital” ha...
A case study in a rural Australian township attempted to determine indicators verifying the existenc...
Networks are the sites through which social capital is generated. The number and the nature of membe...
As an explanatory concept that relates skills and knowledge to economic outcomes, “human capital ” h...
While service and support delivery for youth and families has been a priority within education in Sa...