International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

by L. English
ISBN-10:
1403917353
ISBN-13:
9781403917355
Pub. Date:
04/26/2005
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK
ISBN-10:
1403917353
ISBN-13:
9781403917355
Pub. Date:
04/26/2005
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan UK
International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

International Encyclopedia of Adult Education

by L. English

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Overview

English (adult education, St. Francis Xavier University, Canada) compiles 171 entries, by authors on six continents, in this reference for scholars, graduate students, and practitioners in adult education. Contributors define the field and raise key questions for the 21st century, exploring terms, theories, movements, and concepts in the field, as well as strategies, institutions and organizations, and areas of practice. Entries are 1,000-3,000 words long, and include cross-references and extensive bibliographies. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781403917355
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date: 04/26/2005
Edition description: 2005
Pages: 750
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.06(d)

About the Author

Editorial Board
DAVID BOUD University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, co-editor of Work-Based Learning: A New Higher Education (Open University Press, 2003). Co-editor of the journal Studies in Continuing Education
TARA FENWICK University of Alberta, Canada, editor of Sociocultural Perspectives on Learning Through Work (Jossey-Bass, 2001)
MATTHIAS FINGER Institut de Hautes Etudes en Administration Publique, Switzerland, co-author of Adult Education at the Crossroads, Learning our Way out (NIACE and Zed, 2001)
CHERYL HUNT Exeter University, UK, researcher in community education, spirituality and learning
DOROTHY LANDER St. Francis Xavier University, Canada, researcher in women and learning, social gospel, and women's activism
SHARAN MERRIAM University of Georgia, USA, co-author of Qualitative Research in Practice (Jossey-Bass, 2002)
TOM NESBIT Simon Fraser University, Canada, specialist in labour and literacy studies
ELIZABETH TISDELL Penn State University, USA, author of Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education (Jossey-Bass, 2003)
SHIRLEY WALTERS University of the Western Cape, South Africa, co-editor of Gender in Popular Education (ZED, 1996)
ARTHUR WILSON Cornell University, USA, co-editor of the Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education (Jossey-Bass, 2000) and former editor of the Adult Education Quarterly

Selected contributors
PAUL BELANGER University of Quebec at Montreal, Canada. Former Director General of UNESCO, and currently Director of the International Council of Adult Education
STEPHEN BROOKFIELD University of St. Thomas, USA, co-author of Discussion as a Way of Teaching (Jossey-Bass, 1999)
PATRICIA CRANTON St Francis University, USA and University of New Brunswick, Canada, author of Becoming an Authentic Teacher (Krieger, 2001)
RICHARD EDWARDS Stirling University, UK, editor of the journal Studies in the Education of Adults
JEAN GRAVELINE Brandon University, Canada, author of Circle Works: Transforming Eurocentric Consciousness (Fernwood, 1998)
PETER JARVIS University of Surrey, UK, author of The Theory and Practice of Teaching (Kogan Page, 2002) and editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education
TOM SORK University of British Columbia, Canada, editor of the Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education
MICHAEL WELTON Mt. St. Vincent University, Canada, author of Little Mosie from Margaree: A Biography of Moses Michael Coady (2001)

Table of Contents

Editorial Board and Contributors' Details Foreword by Dr. Paul Belanger Introduction The Encyclopedia of Adult Education: Entries Arranged A-Z General Bibliography Index
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