Report on the 2008 National Symposium - Community Sustainability: Toward a culture of adult learning in Canada (2008)

The Adult Learning Knowledge Centre (AdLKC) is an initiative of the Canadian Council on Learning, a national independent, not-for-profit organization funded through an agreement with Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. Community Sustainability and Learning was the theme of AdLKC’s third national symposium, held June 23-25, 2008, in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The symposium provided an occasion to participate in a rich and informed dialogue on the opportunities that learning offers to sustaining communities. The program was dynamic and diverse with a combination of plenary and individual sessions. This report covers the two keynote speakers, three plenary sessions, and 32 presentations featuring researchers and practitioners from the symposium.