Adult correctional education in New South Wales has shifted from the "medical" model to the educational opportunities model. Offerings include general education, vocational training, physical fitness and recreation, and life skills. (SK)

Analyzes the media treatment of the 1996 Australian election to illustrate the power of the media to disseminate corporate propaganda and to persuade the public to accept the political and economic changes of globalization. (SK)

Outlines general issues for Australian prison education and training, issues by specific populations (unemployed, recividists, aboriginal people, women), and issues by individual state and territory. (SK)

Ecologically sound tourism planning and policy require an empowering community participation. The participatory action research model helps a community gain understanding of its social reality, learn how to learn, initiate dialog, and discover new possibilities for addressing its situation. (SK)

Despite weaknesses, community-based adult education is an example of local democracy at work. It can challenge forces that focus on material outcomes, strengthen the concept of community in a global age, and offer opportunities that meet the needs, values, and attitudes of those outside the mainstream. (SK)

Women make up over 75% of the Australian adult community education sector, a fact largely ignored by the literature. Interlocking effects of gender, race, and class limit people's options, and adult educators are responsible for monitoring their programs to ensure they do not perpetuate these limits. (Author/JOW)

Environmental activists need training and professional development to acquire technical knowledge, organizational and interpersonal skills, and political awareness. Although much learning occurs in the course of a campaign, mentoring, group dialogue, and reflection provide systematic ways to increase the effectiveness of advocates. (SK)

The colonial nature of relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people undermines effective adult education programs. A genuinely participatory mode of program development that enables Aboriginal communities to control their own education is essential. (SK)