Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
| Adult Literacy | 6 |
| Adult Students | 6 |
| Foreign Countries | 6 |
| Social Change | 6 |
| Adult Education | 4 |
| Literacy Education | 4 |
| Adult Basic Education | 2 |
| Adult Learning | 2 |
| Adult Programs | 2 |
| Educational Change | 2 |
| Educational History | 2 |
| More ▼ | |
Author
| Jarvis, Peter, Ed. | 2 |
| Coben, Diana | 1 |
| Holford, John, Ed. | 1 |
| Milana, Marcella, Ed. | 1 |
| Mwansa, Dickson M. | 1 |
| Stromquist, Nelly P. | 1 |
| Swindells, Julia, Ed. | 1 |
| Waller, Richard, Ed. | 1 |
| Webb, Sue, Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Books | 5 |
| Collected Works - General | 1 |
| Historical Materials | 1 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Education Level
| Adult Education | 1 |
Audience
| Researchers | 2 |
| Policymakers | 1 |
| Practitioners | 1 |
| Students | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| Brazil | 2 |
| Africa | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| France | 1 |
| Latin America | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 |
| United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| Zambia | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkMilana, Marcella, Ed.; Webb, Sue, Ed.; Holford, John, Ed.; Waller, Richard, Ed.; Jarvis, Peter, Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
This Handbook provides a wide-ranging frame of reference for researching adult and lifelong education and learning. With contributions from scores of established and newer scholars from six continents, the volume covers a diverse range of geopolitical and social territories across the world. Drawing on the multiple heritages that underpin research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Lifelong Learning, Global Approach
Coben, Diana – 1998
This book examines the ideas of two radical heroes of adult education: Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) and Paulo Freire (1921-1997). The book is organized into six chapters. Chapter 1 introduces both men and their influences on adult education. Chapter 2 examines Gramsci's educative concept of politics, focusing on his concepts of hegemony and the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Andragogy
Swindells, Julia, Ed. – 1995
This collection explores the range of uses of autobiography from the 19th century to the present and from Africa, the United States, Middle East, France, New Zealand, and Britain. The chapters draw on a number of approaches, including historical and literary methods. They are frequently about the retrieval and reclamation of previously hidden or…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Students
Peer reviewedMwansa, Dickson M. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 1995
Reveals that literacy training in small, rural, and primitive communities can affect demonstrable changes in the feelings, attitudes, and well-being of its participants. Utilized interviews, discussions, and observations at two sites in Zambia to highlight the outcomes of literacy training. Discusses the program's weaknesses as well as strengths.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Students
Stromquist, Nelly P. – 1997
This book presents a case study of the MOVA (Movimento de Alfabetizacao de Jovens e Adultos) literacy program in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1989-1993. It examines the meaning and uses of literacy at the micro- and macro-levels, the interplay between both levels, and forces influencing educational policy formation and outcome. The foreword provides…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Jarvis, Peter, Ed. – 2001
This book contains 19 papers on 20th century thinkers in adult and continuing education. The book is arranged in four parts as follows: early 20th century English thinkers; early 20th century American thinkers; theorists of adult and continuing education; and theorists of adult education and social change. The following papers are included:…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy
