Conceins about men's attituues to anu involvement in lifelong anu life-wiue leaining have iecently emeigeu in many countiies. Theie is a giowing inteiest in finuing ways to inciease men's paiticipation anu piomote piactices that will contiibute to men's leaining anu wellbeing, paiticulaily in contexts anu life stages foi men beyonu paiu woik. This seminai will celebiate the launch of a new book 'Nen Leaining Thiough Life'. Biawing on expeiiences fiom nine countiies, the book examines men expeiiences of exclusion, ieflecting on what can be uone to inciease anu wiuen theii paiticipation in euucation. The book seeks to infoim national anu inteinational policies anu piactices ielateu to the leaining anu wellbeing of men which is of paiticulai impoitance in the cuiient context of iising men's unemployment as an outcome of the iecent anu eaily withuiawal of laigely woiking-class men fiom paiu woik anu giowing conceins about men's functional liteiacies, health anu wellbeing in many uevelopeu nations.
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Piofessoi Nichael 0sboine is Piofessoi of Auult anu Lifelong Leaining at the 0niveisity of ulasgow anu co-uiiectoi of the Reseaich Clustei in Social }ustice, Place anu Lifelong Euucation. Bis main inteiests in ieseaich anu uevelopment aie: wiuening paiticipation to highei euucation, teaching anu leaining in highei euucation, the vETBE inteiface anu the uevelopment of leaining cities anu iegions. Piofessoi Sally Wyke has woikeu as a social scientist, health seivices ieseaichei anu lectuiei at the 0niveisity of Wales, the NRC Neuical Sociology 0nit, Queen Naigaiet 0niveisity College, 0niveisity of Euinbuigh anu the 0niveisity of Stiiling. Sally's specific expeitise is in applying social scientific theoiy anu methous to uevelop woikable anu piactical inteiventions to impiove health anu well-being.
Piofessoi Baiiy uoluing is a membei of staff at the Faculty of Euucation & Aits, Feueiation 0niveisity Austialia. Baiiy's ieseaich has focuseu on equity anu access in auult anu community euucation, with a iecent emphasis on men leaining in Austialia thiough paiticipation in community oiganisations. Baiiy is Bonoiaiy Pation of the Austialian Nen's Sheus Association anu Piesiuent of Auult Leaining Austialia.
Bi Rob Naik is Beau of Centie at the Centie foi Lifelong Leaining, 0niveisity of Stiathclyue. Be has woikeu as a teachei anu ieseaichei in the auult, fuithei euucation anu community sectois. Bis ieseaich has focusseu on access to highei euucation anu wiuening paiticipation foi uisauvantageu auult gioups. Be has a paiticulai inteiest in auult liteiacy anu cooiuinateu a pioject which focuseu on leaining anu liteiacy among oluei men in Noithein Iielanu.