ALA 39th Annual National Conference 1999


Crossing Thresholds: Adult Learning in Times of Community Transition


A Conference for people interested in Adult Education, Community Development, Community Management, Public Education and Social Action.


  • Building Community
  • Reconciliation
  • Re-visioning Tomorrow

2-4 December 1999, International House, 241 Royal Parade, Parkville, Melbourne 3000, Victoria AUSTRALIA


  • Adult Learning Australia (ALA) (formerly AAACE) and National Link
  • Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres (ANHLC)
  • Adult and Community Education Victoria (ACE Vic) and Brainfood XI and incorporating
  • Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education - ASPBAE

Workshops and locations


Where available, papers are online.


Workshop No. Title Location
1 Cancelled
2 Local Agenda 21 & Community Development I-FL
3 How to develop a strong committee of management I-GT
4 Democracy in local government W-SCR
5 Community Strengthening & the Brotherhood W-Chapman
6 Accelerated Learning techniques I-PW
7 Learning in the Hot Seat- Volunteering W-Crockett
8 Volunteers, Diversity & Development W-Crockett
9 Non-formal Education, Informal Learning W-Newnham
10 The Global, the Locals & the Govt W-Newnham
11 Do-it-yourself Learning Circles I-CD
12 Womens Voices W-Holdsworth
13 Discovering Democracy W-SCR
14 Follow on from Tim Costello I-Dining Hall
15 Skills Net Roadshow I-Rec
16 Online 2 - ACE on line I-Computer
16 Trials and Tribs I-Computer
17 Brainfood W-JCR
18 Struggling over work related learning W-Newnham
19 Cancelled
20 Community Management I-GT
21 Finding a voice I-PW
22 Reconciliation: The process W-Crockett
23 Making Literacy Fun Cancelled
24 Putting grass roots back into Community I-MJ
25 Beyond Adversity I-FL
26 Child Care Issues I-CD
27 Coorong Tongala-cert1 in Koorie Ed. I-FL
28 Adult Learning & Capacity W-Holdsworth
29 Online1 I-Computer
30 Prof Development for ACE I-Rec  
31 Adult Learning in Asia W-Chapman  
32 Women in Local Govt I-RA  
33 Brainfood for Prog Co-ords W-JCR
34 Making Diversity Work I-FL
35 Inclusive education I-MJ
36 Philanthropy & ACE I-GT
37 Training needs if Indig Org. I-CD
38 Online1 Womens WEB Mentoring I-Rec.
39 New Tools in Distance Ed I-Computer
40 Managing through mentoring I-PW
41 Brainfood for Program Co-ords W-JCR
42 Desert Healing-Film W-Crockett
43 Language and Drama I-CD
44 Building community in the classroom I-MJ
45 The impact of moving internationally I-FL
46 Good governance in ACE I-GT
47 Online1 -Building communities I-Rec.
48 Cancelled
49 Brainfood for Program Co-ords W-JCR
50 Managing Diversity in Action I-PW
51 Strategic Dreaming I-GT
52 Community Strengthening & the Brotherhood W-Chapman
53 Globalised education Cancelled
54 Globalisation, democracy & adult learning I-CD
55 Rural Neighbourhood Houses in SA W-SCR
56 Young people in ACE I-Rec.
57 Learning circles W-Newnham
58 Online1 -ALON I-FL
59 Online2 - Diversity I-Computer
60 Social capital I-MJ
61 Tranforming Curriculum W-Crockett
62 Cancelled
63 Brainfood for Program Co-ords W-JCR
64 Kotare-Building radical alternative in NZ Ed I-MJ
65 New generations of participants I-MJ
66 Processes and Resources for Citizenship W-Newnham
67 Transforming rural communities W-Crockett
68 Talk, talk and more talk Cancelled
69 Distinctions between Continuing Ed & Voc Ed I-CD
70 Cancelled
71 Volunteers and more volunteers W-SCR
72 Community development in the New Age I-GT
73 Cancelled
74 Cancelled
75 The purple sage project I-FL
76 The challenges of adult & comm Ed. W-Chapman
77 Cancelled
78 Online2 - U3A I-Computer
79 Challenging the threats to cultural diversity I-CW
80 Brainfood for Program Co-ords W-JCR
81 PD in ACE I-MJ
82 Youth Discussion Group I-Dining Hall
83 Age Discussion Group I-Dining Hall
84 Welfare Research Project I-Dining Hall
85 GST Charity Review