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Direct linkGouthro, Patricia A.; Holloway, Susan M. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2018
Many educators in adult, community and higher education contexts are concerned with fostering reflective learning amongst their students. This paper explores the concept of critical reflection and considers how engaging with fiction may be an innovative pedagogical approach to support critical learning opportunities. Drawing upon interviews with…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Adult Education, Fiction, Teaching Methods
Download full textMasdonati, Jonas; Fournier, Geneviève; Lahrizi, Imane Z. – International Journal for Research in Vocational Education and Training, 2017
We report the results of qualitative research on adults who enrolled in a vocational and education training (VET) program with the intention of changing their careers. The participants were 30 adults aged between 25 and 45 years. A modified version of the consensual qualitative research method was applied to transcriptions of semi-structured…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Training, Career Change, Qualitative Research
Terenko, Olena – Comparative Professional Pedagogy, 2019
Types of non-formal adult education in the USA and Canada are singled out. Non-formal adult education in the United States and Canada is subdivided into basic adult education, education for professional development, education for personal development, specialized adult education, education for the development of civil society (constituents of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nonformal Education, Adult Education, Professional Development
Groen, Janet; Hyland-Russell, Tara – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2012
This article examines the community-university partnerships and the planning process of three Canadian Radical Humanities programs: programs that offer university entry-level humanities to adult learners on the margins of society. Examining these three iterations has revealed the significance of program origins, particularly the introduction of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, School Community Relationship, Liberal Arts
Dick, Diana Davidson – College Quarterly, 2006
The development of people is the Queen Bee in relation to the growth and productivity of programs, institutions and countries. It is the centre of the concentric circle of sustained improvement. Personal and professional development evokes interest, motivation, and possibility. The development of people includes the development of self, of others,…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nursing, Foreign Countries, Scholarship
