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Lifelong learning has developed enormously as a distinct area of study within education in recent years not least because numerous governments and educational strategists have become very vocal supporters of new ways of learning throughout all stages of life. This guide to the topic brings together new writing from some of the leading thinkers in the field to offer a broad ranging and detailed snapshot of the position to date. The book provides a critical summary of current developments in understanding adult learning and the social context in which they are located. This provides a background for the framing of issues and the problems that emerge in institutional and non-formal contexts of lifelong learning. Students undertaking courses of study in this area as well as a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate students in a variety of professional areas will find the material essential reading.
Lifelong learning has developed enormously as a distinct area of study within education in recent years not least because numerous governments and educational strategists have become very vocal supporters of new ways of learning throughout all stages of life. This guide to the topic brings together new writing from some of the leading thinkers in the field to offer a broad ranging and detailed snapshot of the position to date. The book provides a critical summary of current developments in understanding adult learning and the social context in which they are located. This provides a background for the framing of issues and the problems that emerge in institutional and non-formal contexts of lifelong learning. Students undertaking courses of study in this area as well as a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate students in a variety of professional areas will find the material essential reading.
This is the only book devoted to the law on veterans' entitlements and military compensation in Australia. The book comprehensively annotates the Veterans' Entitlements Act 1986 (VEA) and, in this third edition, for the first time annotates the new unified military compensation scheme introduced by the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2004 (MRCA). The third edition covers all of the recent major reports into the veterans' law and military compensation system and includes annotations of all relevant High Court, Federal Court and Administrative Appeals Tribunal decisions on the two Acts. The book is an invaluable reference for all those assisting veterans to obtain their entitlements to the pensions and benefits available to those who have served their country - be they ex-service organisations, tribunal members, legal practitioners or Departmental officials. Highlights of the third edition include: a new section of the book discussing the cases on the application of Statements of Principles under the two Acts; comprehensive annotations of complex issues under the VEA, including qualifying service, special rate of pension, GARP, allowances, standards of proof and review of decisions; annotations and commentary on issues under the MRCA, including liability for compensation, incapacity, permanent impairment, death benefits, and transitional arrangements for previous schemes; the interaction between the VEA and the MRCA; and appendices which include an amendment history of the VEA and of the MRCA, an index of MRCA legislative instruments, discussion of defence honours and awards, and war grave eligibility.
The eighth edition of this well known book is an indispensable reference for all those closely involved in advising and dealing with the compensation and rehabilitation of employees covered by the Commonwealth Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988: human resource managers; lawyers; claims and review staff in Comcare and other determining authorities; the Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission; licensees; union organisers; Tribunal members; and individual employees of the Commonwealth, its statutory authorities and licensees under the scheme. The 8th edition includes: Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 reproduced in full, consolidated as at 1 November 2007; Comprehensive annotations, organised on a section by section basis, covering all significant decisions of the High Court, the Federal Court, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal and the State Supreme Courts to 1 October 2007; Table of Cases more than 900 cases cited, Table of Statutes and Index; Practitioner's Guide by Allan Anforth, a Canberra barrister with extensive experience in the compensation jurisdiction; Annotations include full details of Instruments gazetted under the Act; Annotations include cases on the Seafarers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1992 applicable to the SRC Act; Consideration of military compensation arrangements, including the Military Compensation Scheme continued in force under Part XI of the Act, additional compensation payable under Defence Determination 2000/1 and the new MRCA;
This 3rd edition comprehensively annotates the social security and family assistance law of Australia, as amended to 5 March 2013. It is the 12th volume in a book series which has annotated the Social Security Act and associated legislation since first publication in 1984. The 3rd edition annotates the Social Security Law and the Family Assistance Law which comprises: *Social Security Act 1991 *Social Security (Administration) Act 1999 *Social Security (International Agreements) Act 1999 (and Regulations) *A New Tax System (Family Assistance) Act 1999 *A New Tax System (Family Assistance) (Administration) Act 1999 Social security practitioners will find that the 3rd edition maintains the reputation of its predecessors as an indispensable reference for all those engaged in social security and family assistance decision-making, whether as a lawyer, a Tribunal member, a Department or Centrelink officer, or a community advocate. Special features of this new book include: *Comprehensive annotations, on a section-by-section basis, covering decisions of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, the Federal Court and the High Court to 1 January 2013; *The book follows the current structure of the social security and family assistance legislation (implemented in 2000) but also includes consideration of decisions under repealed provisions of the Social Security Act 1991 and the repealed Social Security Act 1947 which have continuing relevance; *Detailed discussion of areas of social security law which are the subject of ongoing review activity, increasing complexity and/or continuing debate and difficulty: assets and income testing; debt recovery and waiver; compensation recovery; notices; participation requirements; shared care of children; and marital status. *Inclusion of a subject matter index, table of cases, table of statutes and amendment histories for each of the five Acts annotated in the book.
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