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Castrodale, Mark Anthony – Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 2017
I draw theoretically on the works of critical pedagogues to unpack my instructor experiences developing and teaching critical disability studies (CDS) and Mad studies in university contexts. My intent is to insert CDS and Mad pedagogies into the literature in adult education, where such discourses have been and continue to be absent from critical…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Teaching Methods, Teacher Education, Foreign Countries
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Schwartz, Joni – Adult Literacy Education, 2021
In this response article, the author agrees with Jacobson that the labeling of individuals as "hard to serve" is unfortunate and misdirected in that it suggests that these students are somehow deficient and are the problem rather than identifying complex systemic issues that make some adult education programs necessary in the first…
Descriptors: Labeling (of Persons), Disadvantaged, Adult Education, Access to Education
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Snyman, Marici; van den Berg, Geesje – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2018
Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is based on the principle that valuable learning, worthy of recognition, takes place outside formal education. In the context of higher education, legislation provides an enabling framework for the implementation of RPL. However, RPL will only gain its rightful position if it can ensure the RPL candidates'…
Descriptors: Prior Learning, Recognition (Achievement), Profiles, Qualitative Research
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Deggs, David; Miller, Michael T. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Communities continue to establish, promote, and monitor the educational outcomes of their citizenry through both explicit and implied norms. Community attributes influence the pursuit of education and level of education completed by individual citizens. The influencers within communities can be attributed to common constructs of communities…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Student Needs, Community Characteristics, Educational Attainment
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Morris, Thomas Howard – Adult Learning, 2019
Fostering adult learners' competence to adapt appropriately to our ever-changing world is a primary concern of adult education. The purpose of the present article is novel and examines whether the consideration of "modes of learning" (instruction, performance, and inquiry) could assist in the design of adult education that facilitates…
Descriptors: Adults, Adult Education, Independent Study, Social Change
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Cuyvers, Katrien; Donche, Vincent; Van den Bossche, Piet – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2016
The entrance of newly qualified medical specialists into daily practice is considered to be a stressful period in which curriculum support is absent. Although engaging in both personal and professional learning and development activities is recognized fundamental for lifelong professional competence, research on medical professionals' entrance…
Descriptors: Physicians, Specialists, Informal Education, Critical Incidents Method
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Miller, Brian; Schwartz, Joni – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2016
This chapter is a call to action for adult educators to critically engage the Black Lives Matter Movement through pedagogy, community engagement and scholarly activism. It explores the intersection of the Black Lives Matter movement and adult education by highlighting the response of one community college initiative.
Descriptors: Adult Education, Activism, Critical Theory, Community Colleges
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Dix, Michael – Journal of Transformative Education, 2016
Although different transformative learning theories have been described in the literature, a detailed integrative theory is yet to emerge. I argue that unduly intellectualist assumptions regarding cognition have hampered current understandings and have obscured transformative learning's cognitive and metacognitive essence. Firstly, Mezirow's…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Metacognition, Schemata (Cognition), Learning Theories
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Brion, Corinne; Leigh, Allison – Journal of Catholic Education, 2021
Preparing employees to become stewards of Marianist values has become a priority at Marianist institutions because employees impact the institutions' environment, and faculty and staff directly impact student learning. To date, there is a lack of research conducted among employees of Marianist institutions on how new understandings of the…
Descriptors: Catholics, Institutional Mission, Religious Colleges, Transfer of Training
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Kucukaydin, Ilhan; Cranton, Patricia – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2013
In this article, the authors critically examine the way discourse enters into and becomes embedded in transformative learning theory, especially from the extrarational or depth psychology perspective. The authors begin by providing an overview of how transformative learning theory has developed in diverse directions, including the extrarational…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Psychology, Criticism
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Muneja, Mussa S. – Journal of Education and Practice, 2015
The aim of this paper is to synthesize a theoretical basis for adult learning facilitation in order to provide a valuable systematic resource in the field of adult education. The paper has reviewed 6 journal articles with topics ranging from theory of andragogy; the effect of globalization on adult learning; the contribution of Malcolm Knowles;…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Literature Reviews, Adult Education, Journal Articles
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Pishghadam, Reza; Baghaei, Purya; Seyednozadi, Zahra – International Journal of Testing, 2017
This article attempts to present emotioncy as a potential source of test bias to inform the analysis of test item performance. Emotioncy is defined as a hierarchy, ranging from "exvolvement" (auditory, visual, and kinesthetic) to "involvement" (inner and arch), to emphasize the emotions evoked by the senses. This study…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Item Response Theory, Test Items, Psychological Patterns
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Bates, Lisa – Journal of Research and Practice for Adult Literacy, Secondary, and Basic Education, 2017
This article describes the author's determination to incorporate learner-focused teaching techniques and explore ways to adapt them with GED math learners. The primary goal was to find ways of getting students to participate more in the classroom. This was a first step towards building community and learning as they worked together. After a few…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Learning Theories, Teaching Methods, High School Equivalency Programs
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Osborne, Michael; Borkowska, Katarzyna – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2017
In this article, we seek to assess the extent to which adult and lifelong learning policies and practices in Asia have distinctiveness by comparison to those found in western societies, through an analysis of inter-governmental, national and regional policies in the field. We also inform our study through the analysis of the work of organisations…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Lifelong Learning, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices
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Rawinski, Malgorzata Malec – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2017
The general aim of this paper is to present some insights into Polish senior immigrants in Sweden. In particular, it seeks to identify and illustrate the important contribution of previous generations of Polish senior immigrants in building on the diverse culture, traditions and values of the Polish community (Polonia) in Sweden. The paper…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Learning Experience, Older Adults, Immigrants
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