Australian Journal of Adult Learning


Volume 49, Number 2, July 2009


Contents in AJAL


Editors' desks

Roger Harris


Refereed articles


'A reservoir of learning': the beginnings of continuing education at the University of Sydney

Darryl Dymock


North, south, least, best: geographical location and the thinking styles of Italian university students

Francesco Sofo, Michelle Berzins, Cinzia Colapinto and Salvatore Ammirato


Developing a more research-oriented and participant-directed learning culture in the Australian environmental movement

Rick Flowers and Andrew Chodkiewicz


Community education and youth mentoring; how to build good practice?

Robyn Broadbent and Theo Papadopoulos



Practice articles


Developments in intellectual property and traditional knowledge protection

Jane Anderson


The power of 'e': extending the 'E' in ACE

Delia Bradshaw



Research report


Community-based environmental education in the fishing villages of Tuticorin and its role on conservation of the environment

Jamila Patterson, Eva Lindén, J.K. Patterson Edward, Dan Wilhelmsson and Inger Löfgren



Book reviews

Peter Willis


Work (Svendsen)

Steven Hodge


Deception (Marar)

Robert Crotty


Illness: The cry of the flesh (Carel)

Sally Borbasi


Wellbeing (Mark Vernon)

Nicholas Rundle


Hunger (Tallis)

John Coveney