Developing a lifelong learning community: the West End connect project

McAllister, Lynn M. and Hall, Helen M. and Partridge, Helen L. and Hallam, Gillian C. (2006) Developing a lifelong learning community: the West End connect project. In Orr, D. and Nouwens, F. and Macpherson, C. and Harreveld, R. E. and Danaher, P. A., Eds. Proceedings Lifelong learning: partners, pathways and pedagogoies. 4th International Lifelong Learning Conference, pages pp. 212-219, Yeppoon, Central Queensland, Australia.

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Abstract

This paper explores life long learning in community. It reports on the West End Connect Project, a collaborative partnership between the Queensland University of Technology and the State Library of Queensland. The process of providing ethnic community members with lifelong learning opportunities through ICT training is explored and discussed.

Item Type:	Conference Paper
Status:	Published
Keywords:	information literacy; lifelong learing; community; ICT training; West End; Brisbane; community informatics; internet; ethnic groups
Subjects:	370000 Studies in Human Society > 370100 Sociology > 370107 Social Change 330000 Education > 339900 Other Education > 339999 Other Education 280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 289900 Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences > 289999 Other Information, Computing and Communication Sciences 400000 Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 409900 Other Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies > 409999 Other Journalism, Librarianship and Curatorial Studies
ID Code:	10013
Deposited By:	Partridge, Helen
Deposited On:	08 October 2007
Alternative Locations:	http://lifelonglearning.cqu.edu.au/2006/index.htm
Copyright Owner:	Copyright 2006 (The authors)