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- Title
Using the Women's Community Education Approach to Deliver Community Employment.
- Authors
Patterson, Lorne; Dowd, Kathleen
- Abstract
The recent economic downturn and surge in unemployment has focused attention on education and training as a strategic response to Ireland's socio-economic crisis. However, that attention has been concentrated on training through statutory institutions, particularly FÁS and the VECs. Longford Women's Link, a Women's Community Education centre in Co Longford, presents a case study of delivery of the FÁS-funded Community Employment Scheme using the Women's Community Education approach. Evidence is presented that demonstrates effectiveness in personal, career and community capacity-building in addition to achieving labourmarket activation with long- term unemployed and other disadvantaged groups of women. These outcomes argue that the Women's Community Education approach has a significant role to play in any education and training strategy.
- Subjects
IRELAND; COMMUNITY education; WOMEN'S employment; FINANCIAL crises; UNEMPLOYMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC factors
- Publication
Adult Learner (0790-8040), 2010, p121
- ISSN
0790-8040
- Publication type
Case Study