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Diversification of Structural and Content Peculiarities of Non-Formal Adult Education in the USA and Canada
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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
The Spread of Neoliberalism in US Community Colleges: TQM Accreditation, "Consumers," and Corporate Sponsored Non-Profits
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Boyd, Scott H. – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2011
This article examines the extent of neoliberalism's influence within US community colleges during the last decade. It argues that such influence is changing non-profit, publicly funded community colleges into consumer colleges, serving the needs of corporations and "customers" at the expense of civic responsibility. Educating 46% of all…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Total Quality Management, Political Attitudes, Role of Education
Integrating Civic Responsibility into the Curriculum
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Gottlieb, Karla; Robinson, Gail – Community College Journal, 2004
Since their inception, colleges and universities in the United States have been responsible for developing both knowledge and character in their students. In fact, the goal of higher education is not only to prepare students for productive careers, "but also to enable them to live lives of dignity and purpose; not only to generate new…
Descriptors: Universities, Community Colleges, Role of Education, Academic Achievement