Publications


Recent publications


  Full Price Member Discount 20%
Accounting for change: adult and community education organisations and the GST (2001) $18.00 $14.40
Lobbying toolkit: comprises Lifelong learning: investing in a better society : a guide to lobbying for the 2001 federal election; a poster and two stickers (2001) $8.00 $6.60
Lifelong learning: investing in a better society — policy and funding proposals (2001) $5.00 $4.00
Agenda for the future: Adult Learners Week 2000 conference (2001) $25.00 $20.00
Adult Learners Week 2000 [promotional video] (2001) $20.00 $16.00
Learning for life: Adult Learners Week 2000 report (2000) $22.50 $18.00
Learning around town: learning communities in Australia (2000) $12.50 $10.00
free PDF (132 kB)
Learning around town x 10 copies $100.00 $80.00
View 2000: commentaries on adult learning (2001) $12.50 $10.00
free PDF (1.5 MB)
View 2000 x 10 copies $106.25 $85.00
Facilitiator's guide to running a learning circle (2000) $12.50 $10.00
Discovering democracy – a civics & citizenship learning circle program (2001)
Kit One – the governance of Australia $27.00 $21.60
Kit Two – the three spheres of government $27.00 $21.60
CD-ROM versions of each kit are also available to accompany the hard copy kits +$10.00 +$8.00


Earlier publications


  Full Price Member Discount 20%
Lifelong learning: making it work - an ALA discussion paper (1999) $17.50 $14.00
free PDF (243 kB)
The many faces of adult learning - a booklet prepared by seven scholars in the Faculty of Education at the University of Technology, Sydney. (1999) $5.00 $4.00
ABC to learning circles (1999) $10.00 $8.00
For a brighter future: Adult Learners Week 1999 report $20.00 $16.00
The challenge: values and philosophies of ACE: proceedings of the AAACE 36th national conference (1996) $17.00 $13.60
The ACE standards and user-kit: competency standards for ACE managers and clerical/administrative staff (1996)
ACE standards $50.00 $40.00
Standards user-kit $62.50 $50.00
Lifelong learning: the third age 1995: report prepared for the Australian National Training Authority (1995) $27.00 $21.60
Who are Australia's adult learners? (1995) Out of print
free PDF (234 kB)
Accent on ability: a resource kit for providers of adult and community education for people with disabilities (1994) $25.00 $20.00
Adult education for a democratic culture: proceedings of the AAACE 32nd annual conference (1992) $17.00 $13.60


ALA subscriptions (free to members)


  Non-Member Price
Quest newsletter
Four-issue (annual) subscription $80.00
Individual copies $22.00
Australian Journal of Adult Learning
Three-issue (annual) subscription $130.00
Individual copies $45.00
Individual papers in PDF format $8.80 ($8.00 for overseas recipients)


Other titles available through ALA


  Full Price Member Discount 20%
A sweet use of adversity, by Darryl Dymock (The Australian Army Education Service in World War II and its impact on Australian Adult Education) $17.00 $13.50
Tutoring adults, by Mike Newman. A series of 6 booklets. Melbourne, Council of Adult Education. (1986) $11.00 $8.80
Tutoring adults x 10 copies $68.00 $54.40


To order ALA publications please contact the National Office on:


  • (02) 6274 9500 within Australia
  • +61 2 6274 9500 for international calls
  • Email: info@ala.asn.au