The following message was forwarded from the mailing list of the NIACE Black
Practitioners and Learners' Network (managed by Lenford White, Development
Manager for Race Equality, National Institute of Adult Continuing
Education). If you would like to respond to this message, or find out more
details, please reply directly to Lenford White by 1st March 2004 (e-mail
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CASE STUDIES IN LEARNING
Do you have any case studies that demonstrate the specific learning
experience of adults from a particular minority group? Or would you like to
tell you own short story?
NIACE is in the process of producing an important publication entitle
Charting the Experiences and Achievements of Black Adult learners. This
publication represents a follow up to the report produced by NIACE in May
2003 called Light and Shade written by Fiona Aldridge and Alan Tuckett. In
many ways Light and Shade represents a significant piece of research, not
least of all because it disaggregates the statistics with regard to the
participation of adults in education on the basis of 'ethnicity', this is
something that has not been done before with such a large sample (extracted
from the English Local Labour Force Survey (ELLFS 2001/2002).
Light and Shade looks at all types of adult learning ranging from non
directed learning, independent research for example, to learning leading to
formal qualifications. The forthcoming publication aims, through a further
analysis of statistical information and through case studies illustrating
individual and group experience, to get at the heart of the matter exploring
the reality behind the statistic. In particular case studies (no longer than
500 words) are needed for the publication that chart the experience of
learners from the following groups:
* African
* African Caribbean
* Asylum seekers and refugees
* Bangladeshi
* British born black
* Chinese
* Dual heritage
* Indian,
* Pakistani
The context for learning can vary from higher education to adult and
community learning and from further education to work-based learning. Your
experience may have been productive, or otherwise and can cover the type of
course you were on, the qualification that you achieved (if accredited)
relationship with other students and teachers, the 'make up' of the student
group that you were a part of, your perceptions of the curriculum and
teaching methods, what you went on to do afterwards, models of exemplary or
poor practice.
Any case studies used will be acknowledged to you and you will have sight of
any proposed case studies before they are included in the publication.
The time-scale for this project is tight, so if you have a case study or a
germ of an idea, write it up and send it off within the next two weeks - or
if you would like to talk about it contact me, Lenford White
Thank you for your support
Lenford White
Development Officer for Race Equality - NIACE
Mob: 07810 770396. Tel: 0116 204 2827
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