TY - JOUR AB - In this article, we focus on the practices which have helped overcome a range of specific barriers to participation in adult and community education, and in the process have contributed to cohesion of the group involved and the community in which the program operates. In building and promoting social cohesion we can view learning as a personal journey, and search for meaning as well as a “map that can be used to guide learners along a learning route” (McGivney, 1999, p. 11). As claimed by Chapman and Aspin (2001), lifelong learning for social cohesion will become a reality if we show a readiness to invest in people. VL - 18 IS - 5 SN - 1477-7282 DO - 10.1108/14777280410554960 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14777280410554960 AU - Cartwright Patricia AU - Chapman Judith AU - Chapman Judith AU - McGilp Jacqueline AU - Skilbeck Malcolm AU - Toomey Ron AU - de Souza Marian AU - Gaff Janet AU - Williams Irene PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - Lifelong learning, adult and community education in rural Victoria, Australia: A multi‐agency approach to community building T2 - Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 17 EP - 19 Y2 - 2024/04/20 ER -