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Adults only : a genealogy of the politics of (not) Adult

The study encompassed a diverse range of adult literacy and numeracy provision and adopted a broader than usual definition of it to enable the inclusion of literacies required in the areas of health, finance and justice, where partnerships have been established between community sector agencies, and literacy and numeracy providers. Literacy in these broader contexts refers to the knowledge and skills required to successfully participate in the particular social sector. The study investigated those learners who were socially excluded or marginalised.

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A New Social Capital Paradigm for Adult Literacy: Partnerships, Policy and Pedagogy--Support Document.

This research is part of a broader investigation to analyse the processes followed by the Caguas Municipality at the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in an effort to develop the characteristics of a ‘Smart City’ as an example of sustainable development. We describe the integration of the educational institutions’ initiatives and the municipal government strategic plan to contribute to the knowledge and intellectual capital that brings sustainability to the city. An actor's model was designed to represent this integration. The conceptual framework was based on the concepts of knowledge production and sharing as applied to the collaboration between critical representative actors. Field research consisting of in-depth interviews was performed to ascertain the integration processes and their relationship with such processes of knowledge production and sharing. The results showed that the governance paradigm implemented is already empowering the citizens to contribute with intellectual capital that brings sustainability to Caguas.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1057%2Fkmrp.2010.11.pdf

Integrating educational institutions to produce intellectual capital for sustainability in Caguas, Puerto Rico

The Making of Good Citizens: Participation Policies, the Internet and Youth Political Identities in Australia and the United Kingdom

Peer-based programs are increasingly used by community organisations to support vulnerable youth who are at risk of developing mental health problems. Such programs are as diverse as the populations they support and include drop-in services, peer education, camps and online discussion forums for hard-to-reach populations that may not access more conventional forms of support owing to issues of stigma or accessibility (for example,

An evaluation framework for peer-based youth programs

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Schools, Vocational Education and Training, and Partnerships: Capacity-Building in Rural and Regional Communities--Literature Review. Support Document.

Outcomes for Participants in Youth Development Programs

Using case studies from seven rural and regional areas, this report looks at the impact of schools and vocational education and training (VET) on community capacity. It finds that communities have developed different models to organise school-VET partnerships and that rural areas are more likely to adopt a whole-of-community model, while regional areas have used a more specialised regional model. Successful partnerships are those that respond to community issues, including the need to keep young people at school, as well as providing a skills base for the local area.

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Kathleen Stacey

Papers

Schools, Vocational Education and Training, and Partnerships: Capacity-Building in Rural and Regional Communities--Literature Review. Support Document.

Outcomes for Participants in Youth Development Programs

Schools, Vocational Education and Training and Partnerships: Capacity-Building in Rural and Regional Communities.