Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ602831
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Voluntary Participation and Involvement in Adult Education. A Reflection on Teacher Responsibility and Student Withdrawal.
Blaxter, Loraine
Journal of Access and Credit Studies, v2 n1 p33-44 Spr 2000
An argument that precipitated withdrawal of two adult learners from a class is used to explore themes of the voluntary nature of participation in adult education, authority and control issues in the classroom, anxiety and resistance, and the community context of the classroom. The teacher's responsibility for the classroom climate is highlighted. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Environment, Participation, Resistance (Psychology), Teacher Responsibility, Withdrawal (Education)
National Open College Network, University of Derby, Kedleston Road, Derby DE22 1GB, England, United Kingdom.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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