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Direct linkUsher, Robin – Convergence, 2008
In investigating the place of consumption in education it is necessary to question both critical theory's language of manipulation and neo-liberalism's language of rational action as ways of explaining the significance of consumption in people's lives and where it has assumed a central status in the contemporary social order. This paper argues…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Critical Theory, Adult Educators, Teaching Methods
Peer reviewedKelly, Thomas; Stephens, Michael D. – Convergence, 1971
The article is a short historical survey of post World War II publications in adult education research. (MF)
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Bibliographies, Educational Research
Peer reviewedPahlavi, Ashraf – Convergence, 1971
The article describes Iran's attempts to eradicate illiteracy. (MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Educational Planning, Illiteracy
Peer reviewedCopeland, Harlan G.; Grabowski, Stanley M. – Convergence, 1971
The article identifies major influences contributing to the improvement in quality and quantity of adult education research in the United States. (Authors/MF)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Educational Planning, Educational Research
Peer reviewedPulishevsky, Viacheslav; Kurzeneva, Adeline – Convergence, 1971
Descriptors: Adult Education, Experimental Teaching, Industrial Training, Instructional Materials
Peer reviewedLowe, John – Convergence, 1971
Descriptors: Administration, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Curriculum Development
Peer reviewedMagange, C. K. – Convergence, 1974
The study has hinted that programed learning among adults in Tanzania fares as well as face-to-face teaching among equivalent students, and that a combination of methods tends to produce better results than face-to-face instruction alone; further research, however, remains to be done with enlarged samples. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedConvergence, 1996
This special book review section contains reviews of 18 books in adult and continuing education and development. Subjects include rural development, feminist discourse, group facilitation, Paulo Freire, professional development, social change, participatory action research, and the ecology of written language. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Book Reviews
Bruce Spencer – Convergence, 2006
Is there really a connection between "adult education" and "peace" today: or are many of today's adult educators so busy they are not interested in the big issues of the day? Or is it perhaps that concerns about "world peace" appear to be too remote to be influenced by adult education initiatives? The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Peace, Adult Educators, Social Action
Peer reviewedCairns, John – Convergence, 1975
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Programs, National Programs
Download full textGayfer, Margaret, Ed. – Convergence, 1987
The following papers are included: "Seminar's Focus on Practice Puts Action on the Human Level" (Margaret Gayfer); "Literacy: What Do Definitions Tell Us?" (Carman Hunter); "The Practice of Literacy in the Netherlands" (Ella Bohnenn); "The Approach of Popular Literacy Groups in Quebec" (Louise Miller); "Perspectives and Lessons from the Adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Classroom Techniques, Developed Nations
