Adult Education and the Challenges of the 1990s
Title | Adult Education and the Challenges of the 1990s PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Leirman |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2018-11-13 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 0429772777 |
Originally published in 1987, this book focuses on the areas of labour and employment education, the environment and ecological education, peacemaking and peace education, intercultural relations and multicultural education, education in the developing world and the changing role of the university and technological innovation. This international collection of essays examines the relationship of adult education and learning to some of the major dilemmas of late 20th century society and looks at the contribution of adult education.
Meeting the Challenge
Title | Meeting the Challenge PDF eBook |
Author | Linda L. West |
Publisher | |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Adult education |
ISBN |
This document traces the history of adult education (AE) in California from the 1850s through the present. Chapter 1 traces AE in California from the 1850s through the 1940s, and chapter 2 summarizes AE governance, finance, and programming in the 1950s. Chapter 3 focuses on the new federal role in AE and AE program growth in the 1960s, with special attention to the following: federal adult basic education initiatives, growth of vocational education, separation of community colleges, and AE funding and program characteristics. Changes in AE governance and finance in the 1970s are outlined in chapter 4. Discussed in chapters 5-6 are competency-based education's birth in the 1970s and institutionalization in the early 1980s. Chapters 7-8 examine the response of AE in California to social, economic, and political changes in the 1980s and California's AE strategy for the 1990s. Appendixes contain the following: lists of various AE administrators, consultants, and practitioners in California; list of federal AE projects; enrollment statistics; and timeline of significant events in AE in California. Lists of 101 works cited and 225 recommended references are included. (MN)
Meeting the Challenge
Title | Meeting the Challenge PDF eBook |
Author | Linda L. West |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Adult education |
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Adult Education Profile for 1990-91
Title | Adult Education Profile for 1990-91 PDF eBook |
Author | Roslyn A. Korb |
Publisher | |
Pages | 24 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Adult education |
ISBN |
Adult Education and the Challenges of the 1990s
Title | Adult Education and the Challenges of the 1990s PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Leirman |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | EDUCATION |
ISBN | 9780429430374 |
Originally published in 1987, this book focuses on the areas of labour and employment education, the environment and ecological education, peacemaking and peace education, intercultural relations and multicultural education, education in the developing world and the changing role of the university and technological innovation. This international collection of essays examines the relationship of adult education and learning to some of the major dilemmas of late 20th century society and looks at the contribution of adult education. The 14 papers were originally commissioned for the international conference held September 28-October 1, 1986.
Adult Education in the 1990s
Title | Adult Education in the 1990s PDF eBook |
Author | Teresita Liquete Chan-Kopka |
Publisher | |
Pages | 60 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | Adult education |
ISBN |
Adult Education In The 1990's: A Report On The 1991 National Household Education Survey. Working Paper Series ... ED434201 ... U.S. Department Of Education
Title | Adult Education In The 1990's: A Report On The 1991 National Household Education Survey. Working Paper Series ... ED434201 ... U.S. Department Of Education PDF eBook |
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Pages | |
Release | 2000 |
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