A project identified strategies to increase participation by community members who traditionally have not used adult and community education (ACE) in Australia. Methodology included a focus group, literature research, and interviews with 70 people. Government-supported ACE was seen as having a broad role in supporting lifelong learning. ACE participants were more likely than the community as a whole to be female, be between the ages of 35-54, speak English at home, and have a post-school qualification. Literature on barriers to ACE participation identified five major types of barriers: cultural and social, perceiving learning as irrelevant, personal and psychological factors, structural, and material; survey respondents' understanding of barriers was consistent. System-wide strategies for broadening participation were identified: establishment of central or regional ACE support structures; state and territorial government support of intersectoral cooperative and collaborative arrangements; funding incentives; and greater promotion. Provider strategies for broadening participation were identified: identifying learning needs, reflecting the community, assisting learners to learn, building on ACE's strengths, and working with other providers. Three major options for broadening participation emerged: facilitating learning, building on ACE's strengths, and opening doors wider. (Appendixes include participant lists, New South Wales government policy on ACE, and Victorian statewide funding model. Contains 55 references.) (YLB)