Lifelong Learning, the Arts and Community Cultural Engagement in the Contemporary University

Darlene E. Clover is Professor of Leadership Studies and Adult Education at the University of VictoriaKathy Sanford is Professor in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Victoria

• Introduction: Darlene E. Clover and Kathy SanfordSection One: Arts-based teaching and learning 1. Embodied learning through story and dramatic play: Shifting values in university settings – Kathy Sanford and Kristin Mimick, University of Victoria 2. Dream, believe, lead: Learning citizenship playfully at the University of Cape Town – Astrid von Kotze and Janet Small, University of the Western Cape 3. Crossing a cultural divide: Transgressing the margins into public spaces fosters adult learning – Tara Hyland-Russell, St. Mary’s University College and Janet Groen, University of Calgary 4. University teacher education and the Pop-up Art School – Christine Jarvis and Sarah Williamson, University of Huddersfield 5. Fear of glue, fear of thread: Teaching arts-based practice in the adult education classroom – Shauna Butterwick, University of British Columbia and Darlene E. Clover, University of VictoriaSection Two: Arts-based Research and Enquiry6. Mentoring arts-based research in the academy: A tale of two professors – Randee Lipson Lawrence, National-Louis University and Patricia Cranton, Penn State University 7. Collage-making for interdisciplinary research skills training in Northern Ireland – Shelley Tracey and Joe Allen, Queens University8. Theatre-based action research for health in Denmark – Mia Husted and Ditte Tofteng, Roskilde University Section Three: Community Cultural Engagement9. Weaving tales of hope and challenge: Exploring diversity through Metissage – Catherine Etmanski, Will Weigler, Grace Wong-Sneddon, University of Victoria10. A new ‘Age of Enlightenment’: Challenges and opportunities for lifelong learning, museums and cultural engagement at the University of Glasgow – Maureen Park, University of Glasgow, Scotland11. Empowering literary educators and learners in Northern Ireland: University-community engagements for peace – Rob Mark, University of Strathclyde 12. Creative pathways: Developing lifelong learning for community dance practitioners – Victoria Hunter, University of LeedsOverlay: Messages, Tension and Threads – Darlene E. Clover and Kathy Sanford