Adult Learning articles from March 2000

Adult Learning archives from March 2000

Action Research is Adult Education.(Statistical Data Included)(Brief Article)
March 22, 2000... We all have had those learning experiences where what we learned is indelibly imprinted on our brains forever. One of those learnings happened in graduate school when I first was introduced to Edgar Dale's Cone of Experience. Dale indicated you...

Poking and Prying with Purpose.(author comments on research in adult education)(Editorial)
March 22, 2000... When I (Allan) entered this field back 1972, it was unthinkable that teachers--like me--would somehow be involved in research. I was a new ABE teacher and, looking back, not a single ABE teacher I knew would have assumed to even consider...

The Practitioner-Researcher: A Research Revolution in Literacy.
March 22, 2000... In the early 17th century, Francis Bacon asserted that "Knowledge itself is power." Unfortunately--at least for those deemed not to possess it--certain kinds of knowledge and certain sources of knowledge have been considered far more important,...

Satisfying the Itch: Addressing Problems in Adult Literacy Programs with Action Research.(Statistical Data Included)
March 22, 2000... Most would agree that for change to be successful and positive, those carrying out the change must be involved and engaged in the process itself. By engaging practitioners in the change process, action research provides ownership and often...

Participating, Learning, Changing: Literacy Research in Practice in Alberta.
March 22, 2000... Towards the end of an Alberta literacy research in practice project, a participant commented: ... research--I assumed I couldn't understand a word they said. Now I know I can talk about it,... I have confidence in how I understand...

Practicing Action Learning in a Community Context.(Milwaukee's Hmong people)(Illustration)
March 22, 2000... The Center for Urban Community Development is part of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Outreach Division. Our mission is to create collaborative partnerships between the University and Milwaukee's diverse and culturally rich central city...

Action Learning about Gender Issues.(eight MidWestern women talk about their work and lives)
March 22, 2000... Action learning is a process of accelerating people's learning about real-life problems in context. It involves bringing relevant people together to address either individual or organizational issues in a manner that produces learning...

Learning by Changing: Action Science and Virtual Organization Development.(research)
March 22, 2000... Perhaps the most important reason that action research has continued to be a central feature of organization development activities is that it is one of the better ways to bring about change. While action research has evolved into a number of...

Differing Modes of Inquiry and the Field of Adult Education.(social science research and social policy)
March 22, 2000... We are living in an age that at once extols and deeply distrusts expertise. While this paradox is played out in many arenas, it is interesting that the field of research, particularly in the social sciences, is an area where this is...

Action Research: The Alchemy of Change.(education as a learner and teacher interaction)
March 22, 2000... Practice melds with inquiry. Trial and error merge with instinct and common sense. Teacher and learner compound as investigator. This is a curious form of alchemy, one void of metal and mineral, yet infused with newly-born knowledge. In...

The Practitioner-Researcher: Developing Theory from Practice.(Review)
March 22, 2000... The Practitioner-Researcher: Developing Theory from Practice, by Peter Jarvis. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1999. ISBN 0-7879-3880-7. Hardcover, 199 pages. Modern times present new challenges for learners, researchers and the production of...

Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness in Adult and Community Education.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Enhancing Organizational Effectiveness in Adult and Community Education, by Gary J. Dean, Peter J. Murk, and Tony Del Prete. Professional Practices in Adult Education and Human Resource Development Series. Melbourne, FL: Krieger. ISBN...

Peak Learning: How to Create Your Own Lifelong Education Program for Personal Enjoyment and Professional Success.(Review)
March 22, 2000... Peak Learning: How to Create Your Own Lifelong Education Program for Personal Enjoyment and Professional Success, by Ronald Gross. Revised edition. New York: Tarcher/Putnam 1999. ISBN: 0-87477-957-X. Paperback, 350 pages. Self-education...