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John McIntyre is an Australian research and policy consultant in the area of adult learning.

He is a Research Fellow with Adult Learning Australia and Adjunct Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Canberra. From 2007-2010 he was Chair of the NSW Advisory Committee on Community Education and from 2003-2007 member and later Chair of the Board of Adult and Community Education.

John has been an advocate for the community education sector as a researcher and policy analyst. Recent work includes Engagement, Knowledge and Capability: Connecting Research and Policy to Practice, an evaluation of ACE Research Circles for the Victorian Board of Adult, Community and Further Education, (view summary or full report).

John holds a BEd, an Honours MA in Education in the University of Sydney and a PhD in adult education in the University of Tecnology Sydney.

Biography and current work
The Future of ACE: The Challenge of National Policy, Bob Frew Oration, Adult Learners Week, 2008. Synopsis and presentation (as Quicktime movie).
Perspectives on client engagement (in Engagement and participation in a user-centred system, ALA 2007). Summary and full papers
See paper on ageing policy and adult learning (ALA 2004)
Browse an archive of ACE research reports and articles
See studies of local participation in ACE and VET
Papers on research and policy
Email queries about publications to john at jamc.com.au

Research and Policy Links

Adult and Community Education in NSW

Victorian Adult and Community and Further Education Board

Adult Learning Australia


DEST Training and Skills site

Education Network Australia (EdNA) ACE homepage

National Centre for Vocational Education Research and VOCED

Australian Policy Online