Both Jarvis and theories of Christian Religious Education (CRE) emphasise that learning develops the whole person, yet they differ in their understandings of how and why this is the case. Jarvis's experiential learning theory begins "from below" with experience, whereas many approaches of CRE begin with the end result: individuals…

In Denmark various non-traditional students are mature-age students who already have some kind of a vocational background. When applying to do a professional degree, most of them fall outside the traditional admission requirements, which is why individual assessment of applicants is necessary for bachelor programmes. This article examines the case…

Reviews the life and work of British adult educator Raymond Williams, including his ideological bases, teaching methods, and publications post-World War II to 1960. Includes 195 reference notes. (SK)

The first book about adult education, reprinted here in a limited edition, was published in 1816 in Bristol, England. It marked the beginning of the modern era in education by acknowledging the importance of adult education in the total educational scheme of a society. The author, Thomas Pole, was born in Philadelphia in 1753 and was brought up as…

In this proposed training model for caregivers working with the frail elderly, the focus is first on encouraging participants to construct and share fragments of their lived experiences with elderly people and their beliefs about the aging process. Next, participants are asked to bring back written observations of their own work styles and working…

These 31 papers illustrate and reflect on the application of autobiographical/life history techniques in research and teaching in higher and adult education institutions in the United Kingdom and from Western and Eastern Europe. The papers are: "Writing and Rewriting Writer Identity" (Aitchison et al.); "In Search of the Meaning of Education"…

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…

The eighth compilation of research studies in education, presented herewith, covers the school year, September 1, 1933, through August 31, 1934. A total of 3,506 studies were reported by 117 institutions, several of which had not reported in earlier years. These included 469 doctors' dissertations, 2,763 masters' theses, and 274 studies reported…

The bibliography contained in this bulletin was completed in the year 1913-1914. The sources of information used in the compilation of this bibliography were publications received by the United States Bureau of Education. Documents are classified by the following categories: (1) Generalities; (2) History and description; (3) Biography; (4) Theory…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1934 through August 1935 is the ninth in the series. It lists 2,971 studies reported by 145 institutions, a number of which had not reported before. It contains a total of 384 doctors' dissertations, 2,368 masters' thesis, and 219 studies reported as faculty…

The Bibliography of Research Studies in Education for the school year September 1937 through August 1938 lists 3,890 theses and studies reported by 159 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list, which is the twelfth in the series, includes 519 doctors' dissertations, 3,146 masters' theses, and 225 studies reported as…

This document contains a classified and annotated list of research studies in education, so far as reported to the Bureau of Education, which were completed in the United States during the year ended June 30, 1927. The compilers have endeavored to make the list as comprehensive as possible. Both published and unpublished studies are included.…

This document contains a classified and annotated list of educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education during the last quarter of 1927, October to December, inclusive. An index is included. [Best copy available has been provided.]

This Bibliography of Research Studies in Education covering the school year September 1936 through August 1937 is the eleventh in the series. It lists 3,530 studies reported by 122 institutions, several of which had not reported previously. The list includes 541 doctors' dissertations, 2,736 masters' theses, and 243 studies reported as faculty…

From time to time a classified and annotated record is issued, in bulletin form, of current educational publications received by the library of the Bureau of Education to a certain specified date. The present list continues the record to September 1, 1922, immediately following Bulleting, 1922, no. 21. Books, pamphlets, and periodicals mentioned…