Researching Widening Access: International Perspectives Conference
Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland
29 June - 1 July 2001

CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline - 30 October 2000

Conference Aims

The Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning (www.stir.ac.uk/ioe/crll)
invites contributions to an international conference on the theme of
Researching Widening Access: International Perspectives.

This conference has developed out of research, currently underway within
the Centre, on evaluating initiatives designed to widen access to further
and higher education. This research has a strong international dimension.
The conference is designed to review the issues which have emerged out of
research into widening access to education. This has been an important
theme of educational policy in many countries over a number of years, and
is receiving even more attention with the growing emphasis on lifelong
learning and social inclusion. We are inviting a number of leading figures
from the international research community to provide an analysis of the
issues which have emerged from research, or which the research community
should be addressing. It is planned that these keynote presentations will
be complemented by papers from a wide range of researchers. It is hoped
that the outcomes from the conference will provide critical and analytical
perspectives which will inform policy and practice in this field. In
addition to the conference proceedings, key papers will be published as a
conference report.

Keynote speakers

Confirmed keynote speakers include:

Professor David Boud, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Professor Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor, Kingston University, UK
Professor Shirley Walters, University of Western Cape, Capetown, South Africa

Themes for the Conference will include:

* Access initiatives 		* Younger learners
* The experience of learning	* Older learners
* Part time provision 		* Gender
* Developments in ICT 		* Community Learning
* Work based learning		* Informal learning

Background

The Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning is a joint initiative between
Glasgow Caledonian University and the University of Stirling. It receives
core funding from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council. The aim of
the Centre is to undertake a programme of research which will inform the
development of policy and provision in the field of lifelong learning.
Current or recent research projects involving staff from the Centre
include: the role of further education colleges in the provision of
lifelong learning; evaluating access initiatives in higher education;
mature students in higher education; work based learning; the role of ICT
in supporting learning. The centre also organises a regular series of
forums and seminars on lifelong learning, and produces publications,
including an annual Statistical Bulletin on Lifelong Learning. Staff from
the Centre are already involved in a wide range of co-operative activities
with colleagues in Europe, North America, Australia and South Africa. This
conference is designed to strengthen the international dimension of the
work of the Centre, and to deepen our understanding of issues associated
with widening access to lifelong learning.

Submitting an abstract:

Abstracts should indicate:

- the nature of the papers, for example, whether it is a report on
completed research, work in progress, an analytical or discussion paper
- the issues the paper raises
- the relationship of the paper to other literature, research etc
- the approach to the topic, and where relevant an outline of methodology,
sample etc
- conclusions and recommendations

Abstracts should be of about 500 words. The working language for the
conference will be English.  Abstracts must be submitted no later than 30
October 2000.  Preference is for electronic submission (Rich Text Format or
Microsoft Word) but paper copies will be accepted.  Please send to:

Claire Scott (Administrator)
Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning
Glasgow Caledonian University
St Andrew House, 141 West Nile Street
Glasgow G1 2RN
Scotland

T:  	+44 (0)141 400 5726
F:	+44 (0)141 332 8214
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Proposals must clearly state:

- the theme for which the abstract is submitted
- full name(s), job title(s), place(s) of employment, postal, telephone,
fax and email address(es) of proposers

Abstracts will be reviewed and contributors will be notified regarding
acceptance of their papers by 15 December 2000. Conference sessions will be
about 40 minutes in duration, and completed papers should be no more than
4000 words. Deadline for submission of full papers is 4 April 2001. Details
of submission requirements will be circulated with acceptance of abstracts.

The Venue and the City of Glasgow

The conference will be held in the City Campus of Glasgow Caledonian
University. The University began in 1874 as a small college with 110
students. Since then it has grown and diversified into one of the largest
universities in Scotland with over 14,000 students.  The University is
located in a modern purpose built campus in the centre of the city of
Glasgow. Which has recently had over £45 million invested in the
development of new facilities including a new Health Faculty building, an
extension to the library and state of the art leisure facilities.

Glasgow is a vibrant post industrial city. It combines outstanding
Victorian architecture with many innovative modern buildings, and was
designated as the UK City of Architecture and Design in 1999. It has a
number of world class art collections in the Burrell, the Kelvingrove Art
Gallery and Museum, and the Gallery of Modern Art. The city has an
impressive range of high quality restaurants and bars, and a very lively
club scene for those with real staying power. Scotland's wonderful
mountains and lochs are within easy travelling distance, and the capital
city of Edinburgh can be reached in 45 minutes by train.

Other events

The timing for the conference has been planned to take into account two
other conferences which may be of relevance to delegates. The first is the
European Access Network (EAN) Conference which will be hosted by the
University of Glasgow on 25 -27 June 2001. The second will be the Standing
Council for University Teaching and Research into the Education of Adults
(SCUTREA) conference, which will
be held at the University of East London on 3 - 5 July. The theme of this
conference will be adult education and lifelong learning.

Key Dates

Deadline for submission of abstracts 	30 October 2000
Notification of accepted papers 		15 December 2000
Deadline for full paper submissions 		4 April 2001
Conference commences 			29 June 2001

Further Information

If you would like further on the conference or would like to be added to
our mailing list please contact:

Claire Scott (Administrator)
Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning

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Claire Scott
Administrator

Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning
Glasgow Caledonian University
St Andrew House
141 West Nile Street
Glasgow
G1 2RN

Tel: 0141 400 5726
Fax: 0141 332 8214
www.stir.ac.uk/ioe/crll







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