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Learning and leadership: Evaluation of an Australian rural leadership program

Authors: Wendy Madsen, Cathy O’Mullan and Helen Keen-Dyer, Central Queensland University

Summary:  Leadership programs have been extensively promoted in rural communities in Australia. However, few have been evaluated. The results of the evaluation of a rural leadership program provided in this paper highlight the need for adult learning theories to be more overtly identified and utilised as the basis of planning and implementing leadership programs. Transformative learning theory and social learning theory were used to explain the impact the program had for participants and to provide insight into how similar programs could be enhanced.

Keywords: rural leadership; adult learning; non-formal learning

 

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This article is part of AJAL, Volume 54_1. The entire volume is available in .pdf for purchase here.

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Effectiveness of non-formal education programs in Nigeria: how competent are the learners in life skills?

Author/s: J. Gbenga Adewale

Edition: Volume 49, Number 1, April 2009

Summary: In order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Nigeria adopts both formal and non-formal approaches to provide basic education for its citizenry. Thus, to determine the effectiveness of the non-formal approach in providing basic education in Nigeria, this study examines the competency level of Nigerian non-formal education learners on a life-skills achievement test. The test was administered to a sample of 876 learners. The competency level in life-skills of the majority of the learners was below the national benchmark (50%). Rural dwellers were more competent than urban dwellers and young learners were more competent than old learners.

Keywords: Millennium Development Goals, Nigeria, non-formal learning, life-skills, rural, urban, young

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The interrelatedness of formal, non-formal and informal learning: Evidence from labour market program participants

Author/s: Roslyn Cameron, Jennifer L. Harrison

Edition: Volume 52, Number 2, July 2012

Summary: Definitions, differences and relationships between formal, non-formal and informal learning have long been contentious. Continue reading “The interrelatedness of formal, non-formal and informal learning: Evidence from labour market program participants”