Community Education and the Western World

Community education is now a worldwide phenomenon. It may have as its operational focus a school or community centre; or it may have no specific location but be an activity of a village or neighbourhood. It may be primarily concerned with learning, or with community development or with community action. Inevitably and properly, its form derives from the social and historical context of each country and from the needs of its people. The editors of this volume have a wide experience of international community education, both through their work for the International Community Education Association and their personal links with many of the countries represented here.

Part I: Defining Community Education 1. Why Community Education? John Rennie 2. The Role of the Community Educator Cyril Poster Part II: Learning in the Community 3. Andalucia: The SOC and Community Education Rhys Evans 4. Italy: The Territorio Approach Georgio Allulli 5. Australia: Parent Involvement in Decision Making Tony Townsend 6. Northern Ireland: Out of the Doll's House Pauline Murphy 7. France: Missions Locales Florence Gerard 8. Scotland: Older People Take Action Christopher Pilley 9. West Berlin: The Youth and Culture Centre: 'Schlesische 27' Part III: Business Enterprise and the Community 10. Canada: Community Economic Development: The York Model Dale Shuttleworth 11. Denmark: Production Schools Mogens Thygi Jensen 12. Republic of Ireland: Minicompanies Diarmaid O Donnabhain Part IV: Relearning 13. USA: The National Center for Community Education Duane Brown 14. UK: The Community Education Development Centre John Watts Part V: New Challenges for Community Educators 15. Community, Education and Migrant Workers Ettore Gelpi 16. Lifelong Learning Steve R. Parson 17. Community Education in a Multicultural Society: A London Case Study Jagdish Gunara and Crispin Jones 18. RRA: An Innovation Agency in the Ruhr Christian Petry