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Kite-Powell, Rodney – Social Education, 2013
Produced by cartographers of many nations over the course of six centuries, maps detailing Florida and the North American continent tell tales of exploration, conflict, and change. Before 1492, Europeans were unaware of what existed on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. That reality is illustrated quite well on two maps that show the…
Descriptors: United States History, North Americans, Foreign Countries, Maps
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Rodriguez, Manuel A. – Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, 2011
Imagine a freshly formed team of people who are new to their jobs, assigned by top leadership to meet very ambitious targets in the mission-critical department that collects aged (past-due) payments from the company's largest accounts ... (cue "Mission Impossible" theme). At a large telecommunications company in North America, the Senior…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Business, North Americans, Leadership
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Egan, John P. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
As the North American HIV/AIDS epidemic enters its third decade, marginalized communities remain disproportionately vulnerable to HIV/AIDS. What contributions has adult education made so far--and how might it play an increased role in the future?
Descriptors: North Americans, Adult Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, At Risk Persons
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Olds, Larry – Convergence, 2005
The North American Alliance for Popular and Adult Education (NAAPE) was a 21-year attempt to create a "civil society" organisation--an alliance--to connect North American adult and popular educators with each other, and also to be part of the International Council for Adult Education (ICAE), the main transnational non-governmental…
Descriptors: North Americans, Popular Education, Adult Learning, Adult Education
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Grace, Andre P.; Hill, Robert J. – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2004
In this paper we provide a North American perspective as we explore the formation and comprehension of queer knowledge in adult education and in larger sociocultural contexts. We consider the need to position queer in adult education mindful of how queer is historically and currently positioned in culture and society. In doing so, we articulate…
Descriptors: North Americans, Transformative Learning, Adult Education, Homosexuality