Includes chapter by Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood entitled 'Education in the Community. Fallacy: The Communicator Educator should be a Non-Directive Facilitator'.
Published by Education Now Publishing Co-operative Limited.
Includes chapter by Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood entitled 'Education in the Community. Fallacy: The Communicator Educator should be a Non-Directive Facilitator'.
Published by Education Now Publishing Co-operative Limited.
Published by the Open University Press in association with the Scottish Institute of Adult and Continuing Education.
Books and articles, the majority of which were written by Colin and/or Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood.
Talks about his experiences in Derry (Northern Ireland), Mexico and London.
Introduction and first two chapters of unfinished PhD thesis by Chris Clarke on community action groups. Includes case study of two years’ community action in Castlemilk, Glasgow.
Correspondence and papers relating to the implementation of the ideas and practices of the Brazilian adult educator, Paulo Freire. Colin Kirkwood first became aware of Paulo Freire in 1975/1976. He began teaching about him, initially by leading reading groups in the Kirkwoods' home, and later submitted a proposal to Lothian Regional Council for a community-based project to implement Freire's ideas. The proposal was accepted and in 1979, the Adult Learning Project (ALP) was established in the working-class Gorgie Dalry area of Edinburgh. Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood played a leading role in the ALP from its inception until 1989.
Many of the letters and papers relate to the writing and publication in 1989 of the book 'Living Adult Education: Freire in Scotland' by Colin and Gerri Kirkwood, an account of the ten year initial effort to establish the ALP. Contents include:
Letters and papers from Colin and Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood's time living and working in Edinburgh and the Lothian Region. Colin Kirkwood was employed by the Workers' Educational Association (WEA) South-East Scotland District from 1976 to 1986, first as Tutor Organiser and then as District Secretary while Gerri Kirkwood worked as a community adult educator on the Adult Learning Project (ALP) in the Gorgie Dalry area of Edinburgh, from 1979 to 1989.
Letters and papers from Colin and Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood's time living in Castlemilk, a large public housing scheme on the outskirts of Glasgow, During their time there, they became very active in the community.
Letters and notes from Angus and Barbara Somerville to Colin and Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood, 1969 and undated. Includes a poem entitled 'THE SPIDER AND THE FLY'.
Letters from Robert (Bob) Tait to Colin and Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood. Includes the poems:
'Supermartimplode'
'The Third Ghost Story'
'The Electric Age'
'Sgt. Pepper, Caretaker'
'Trains a Boat & a Plane'
Also includes campaign leaflet for Bob Tait's candidacy for Edinburgh council election, [1970], and two letters, 1969, from an unidentified correspondent called Irene.
Tait, Robert, 1943-2017, writer and intellectualLetters, poetry and articles from Tom Leonard to Colin and Gerri (Geraldine) Kirkwood, 1966-2005. Includes the poems 'Words, for Eva', ''Cheer up,' she says. 'How do you like my dress?'', 'The Fair Cop', and 'Remembrance Day' in addition to various un-named poems. Also includes two articles written by Leonard for the 'Scotsman' newspaper on the poet James Thompson of Port Glasgow.
Leonard, Tom, 1944-2018, poetInterview of Tom Leonard by Colin Kirkwood in 1984 for a review of Leonard's book 'Intimate Voices: Selected Works, 1965-1983'.
Includes recording of interview (duration 3 hours 6 minutes 38 seconds), list of interview questions, notes on interview, and cutting of review of book in Cencrastus no. 20 1985.
Leonard, Tom, 1944-2018, poetMounted photographs, all with indexes, including images of:
-Lab 401
-lecturers' room
-graduations
-research teams
-Technical Chemistry Department staff, 1955
-apparatus
Also includes:
-greeting card with a photograph of Dr H. R. Chipalkatti receiving the Award and Silver shield from the Prime Minister of India, Mrs Indira Gandhi, on the occasion of the Silver Jubilee celebration of Atira, 1974.
-printed invitation to the Society of Dyers & Colourists, Scottish Section, open day at the Royal Technical College Chemistry Department laboratories, 1946. Celebrates the Diamond Jubilee of the Andersonian Chemical Society.