Barry Golding Email and Phone Number

Professor Barry Golding AM  is, in 2021 researchers and publishes in the broad field of adult and community education through Federation University Australia in Ballarat. From 2011-13 he was Associate Dean, Research, School of Education & Arts at the university and founder of the RAVE (Researching Adult & Vocational Education) Group. In June 2016 Barry was appointed to the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australian Queen's Birthday Honours in recognition of his 'significant contribution to tertiary education as a researcher and author, to professional organisations and to the community'.From 2013 to March 2015  Barry was President of Adult Learning Australia and since 2009 has been an honorary Patron of the Australian Men’s Shed Association. He was awarded the Australian Men's Shed Association 'Ted Donnelly Award' in 2013 for his 'outstanding contribution to the Men's Shed movement'.Aside from a PhD in Education from University of Melbourne, Barry has an Honours Degree in Science (Geology) at University of Melbourne, a Bachelor Arts (Philosophy of Science and Feminism) from Deakin University, as well as postgraduate qualifications in Environmental Science (Masters) from Monash University and Education (Graduate Diploma in Education and Graduate Diploma  in Educational Administration) from University of Melbourne.Barry has extensive education and research experience in school, VET (vocational education and training), ACE (Adult and Community Education) and university sectors spanning almost forty years. His education-related research in the past 30 years has focused mainly on adult and community education, with particular emphasis on: access and equity in vocational education and training, Indigenous vocational education, adult and community education, inter-sectoral transfer. Men's lifelong and lifewide learning, health and wellbeing in community settings, including through community Men’s Sheds, has become his particular, international research interest.He researched, wrote and co-edited a 2015 book 'Men learning through life' as well as 'The Men's Shed Movement: the Company of Men' book via Common Ground Publishing in the US. The  book provides a definitive account of the history, diversity and innovation and research evidence about community Men's Sheds movement in Australia, Ireland, the UK and New Zealand. In October 2021 his new book, 'Shoulder to Shoulder: Broadening the Men's Shed Movement' will be published via Common Ground Publishing. see www.barrygoanna.com for blogs and full list of research publications.