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Humes, Walter – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2018
This paper uses the personal histories of two men, born in the same decade and both involved in the field of adult education in Scotland, to illustrate contrasting responses to the social and political changes taking place in the early 20th century. In methodological terms, it draws on recent writing on the relationship between biography and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational History, Biographies, Social Change
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Cowman, Shaun E.; Ferrari, Joseph R.; Liao-Troth, Matthew – Journal of Community Psychology, 2004
This study examined the relationship between psychological sense of community, social-support networks, and care-giver stress and satisfaction among firefighters. No significant gender differences were obtained, but zero-order correlates demonstrated significant relationships among all four variables. In examining the mediating effects of…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Behavior Problems, Citizenship Responsibility, Psychology