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Peer reviewedFoley, Griff – International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, 1998
Puts forth a theory of popular education, the elements of which include (1) an emphasis on the relationship of education and learning to collective and emancipatory struggle, and (2) an analytical framework which connects learning and education with analysis of political economy and ideology. Tests the theory through a case study of Australian…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Educational Theories
Scheirer, Elinor A. – 1981
To examine the cultural context and theoretical basis of an educational system similar to the British infant school approach, this study undertook observation and analysis of a British middle school practicing what is called "informal education" (to differentiate it from other similar innovations such as open education, individualized…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Discovery Learning, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedEllis, Paul; And Others – Educational and Training Technology International, 1989
Six articles and case studies examine continuing education in the United Kingdom. Highlights include vocational education and training; the Professional, Industrial and Commercial Updating Programme (PICKUP); retraining in software engineering; Higher Introductory Technology and Engineering Conversion Course (HITECC); training needs in…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Elliot, Ian – Teaching Pre K-8, 1997
Examines the operation of the Downtown Open School in Minneapolis, which serves children of parents who work downtown. Describes how the school follows the structure of a Basic School, focusing on effectively connecting classrooms and resources to enrich the curriculum. Details school characteristics, including mixed-grade classrooms, grade-level…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Case Studies, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Download full textMcKernan, Jim, Ed. – 1983
Research problems and issues of concern to educators in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland are discussed in 21 papers. Papers fall into the general categories of educational history and current practices. Papers in the first category cover the following topics: a history of the Education Inquiry of 1824-1826, the "hedge" or…
Descriptors: Business Education, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Computer Assisted Instruction
Workers Educational Association, London (England). – 1998
The Workers' Educational Association (WEA) is a national voluntary organization dedicated to giving adults in the United Kingdom access to organized learning. In a response to the British government green paper "The Learning Age," the WEA outlined its positions regarding lifelong learning and its recommendations regarding increasing the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Students, Caregivers
Singh, Madhu, Ed. – 1999
This document contains six papers about and from a roundtable discussion of poverty alleviation, work, and adult learning. The "Introduction" (Madhu Singh) presents an overview of the roundtable. "Work-Related Adult Education: Challenges and Possibilities in Poverty Areas" (Enrique Pieck) describes work-related adult education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Building Trades, Case Studies
