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Peer reviewedNorton, Mary – Adult Learning, 2001
In the Alberta research in practice project, literacy educators initiated participatory approaches with groups of adult learners and conducted research about projects. In the process, they learned about participatory approaches, their practices, and themselves. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedQuigley, B. Allan; Norton, Mary – Perspectives: The New York Journal of Adult Learning, 2003
A survey of 11 adult literacy practitioner research networks in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada indicated the following: primary purposes were professional development and outlet for practitioner voice; predominant methods were action and participatory research; 10 had government funding; and challenges included lack of…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Adult Literacy, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
