Review of the first publication:‘…well informed, practical, easy to read and fully up to date at the time it was written. It should be read by all those involved in adult education and training.’— Paul Fordham, British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2

• 1. The politics of radical adult education: some conceptual definitions 2. Government and the policy community 3. Adult education since 1940: stability or stagnation 4. New policy initiatives 5. Institutional changes since 1979 6. The peak organisations: DES, NIACE and UDACE 7. Groups and Policy 8. Conclusions

Review of the first publication:‘…well informed, practical, easy to read and fully up to date at the time it was written. It should be read by all those involved in adult education and training.’— Paul Fordham, British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2

• 1. The politics of radical adult education: some conceptual definitions 2. Government and the policy community 3. Adult education since 1940: stability or stagnation 4. New policy initiatives 5. Institutional changes since 1979 6. The peak organisations: DES, NIACE and UDACE 7. Groups and Policy 8. Conclusions

Review of the first publication:‘…well informed, practical, easy to read and fully up to date at the time it was written. It should be read by all those involved in adult education and training.’— Paul Fordham, British Journal of Educational Studies, Vol. 37, No. 2

• 1. The politics of radical adult education: some conceptual definitions 2. Government and the policy community 3. Adult education since 1940: stability or stagnation 4. New policy initiatives 5. Institutional changes since 1979 6. The peak organisations: DES, NIACE and UDACE 7. Groups and Policy 8. Conclusions