In their workshop Brian and Barry will explore core concepts linked to learning in later life (educational gerontology), provide examples, both domestic and international, of provision in this field and examine some current issues for older people’s learning.
In their workshop Brian and Barry will explore core concepts linked to learning in later life (educational gerontology), provide examples, both domestic and international, of provision in this field and examine some current issues for older people’s learning.
Ko Rangitaiki te Awa
Ko Hikurangi te Maunga
Ko Tama ki Hikurangi te Marae
Ko Ngati Haka te Hapu
Ko Tuhoe te Iwi
Bob was born and raised in a very remote, small forestry village in the Urewera, went to Hato Petera College on the North Shore in Auckland and completed his formal education at the University of Waikato. After 17 years in the private sector, in 1990 Bob joined the Education and Training Support Agency which later became Skill New Zealand and then in 2003 the Tertiary Education Commission. During those 26 years Bob has been in both regional and national management roles working with all Tertiary Education sub sectors but for the most part he has managed the engagement with and Government investment in the Private Training Establishment and Community Education sub sector. He has been continually impressed by the commitment and ongoing focus of the sub sector to achieving improved outcomes for learners, particularly for those with little or no previous educational success.
Alison has been a researcher, evaluator and project developer in adult literacy for 28 years. Currently she is the Manager, Literacy at COMET Auckland, an education trust linked to Auckland Council. COMET Auckland is working for systems change to make education in Auckland more effective and equitable. In 2015, Alison was awarded a Winston Churchill Memorial Fellowship which took her to England and the USA to look at what can be achieved through city-wide literacy action. A major new focus of Alison’s work is Talking Matter, raising awareness of the importance of oral language for literacy, so more children leave primary school at or above literacy standards. Adult and community education can play a key part in raising the skills and confidence of families and communities to talk more and talk differently to their children, to get them a great start.
Nani has more than 28 years’ experience in women’s empowerment. She is a gender and development specialist, popular educator, and activist, with a passion for community organising and the economic and political empowerment of grass roots women. Nani founded PEKKA, an organisation that supports over 30,000 rural widows, abandoned and divorced women in more than 800 villages throughout Indonesia. PEKKA assists its members and leaders with access to livelihood resources, decision-making processes, social protection and justice. Nani was an ASPBAE executive committee member from 2000-2008, a founder and advisor of JASS-SEA, a member of the International Advisory Group of Musawah, and member of AWID. She has received a number of national and international awards for her work including the Saparinah Sadli Award in 2010 and the Lotus Leadership Award and Global Fairness Award in 2014.