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Direct linkAlberici, Aureliana – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
The present article is first of all a contribution to theory in the broad field of adult education in lifelong perspective, that, starting from literature and theories in this field, develops a reflection based on empirical work, related in particular to the use of qualitative methodologies in the learning process for mature students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Lifelong Learning, Adult Education, Reflection
Download full textKennedy, Marnie L.; Haines, Ben – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2008
Course completion and student satisfaction is likely to be influenced by how realistic the expectations of students are when they enroll. This report explores the idea that students' expectations would be more realistic if students have well developed career management competencies. Recent research argues that lack of information is not the…
Descriptors: Careers, Information Needs, Student Attitudes, Expectation
Hyland, Terry – Adults Learning, 2005
The idea that post-school education has been influenced by a "therapeutic turn" in recent years has been subjected to critical scrutiny by a number of commentators. Learning initiatives which are dominated by objectives linked to personal and social skills, emotional intelligence and boosting self-esteem and confidence have been labelled as…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Adult Education, Reader Response, Rhetorical Criticism
Marchand, Trevor H. J. – British Journal of Educational Studies, 2008
The paper considers apprenticeship as a model of education that both teaches technical skills and provides the grounding for personal formation. The research presented is based on long-term anthropological fieldwork with minaret builders in Yemen, mud masons in Mali and fine-woodwork trainees in London. These case studies of on-site learning and…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Apprenticeships, Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory
Kennedy, Marnie; Haines; Ben – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2008
Course completion and student satisfaction is likely to be influenced by how realistic the expectations of students are when they enrol. This report explores the idea that students' expectations would be more realistic if students have well developed career management competencies. Appended are: (1) Participant Information and Interview Protocol;…
Descriptors: Careers, Information Needs, Student Attitudes, Expectation
Vare, Paul; Scott, William – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2007
Whether we view sustainable development as our greatest challenge or a subversive litany, every phase of education is now being urged to declare its support for education for sustainable development (ESD). In this paper, we explore the ideas behind ESD and, building on work by Foster and by Scott and Gough, we argue that it is necessary now to…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Schematic Studies, Educational Principles, Attitude Change
