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Adult and Continuing Education Administration

Adult Education Research Conference

2006

Culture

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The Nature And Archaic Origins Of Lifelong Learning Processes: The Relevance Of Anthropology To Adult Education, Donovan Plumb Aug 2006

The Nature And Archaic Origins Of Lifelong Learning Processes: The Relevance Of Anthropology To Adult Education, Donovan Plumb

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Contemporary anthropology is developing key perspectives on human learning that are very relevant for the theories and practices of adult education. This paper explores the work of Merlin Donald, Donald Mithen, Michael Tomasello and Tim Ingold to show how current thinking in anthropology challenges the cognitivist bias that currently dominates our field.


Navigating The Cultural Maze In Program Planning For A Transnational Collaborative Initiative, Mazalan B. Kamis, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Mazanah Muhamad, Othman Omat Jul 2006

Navigating The Cultural Maze In Program Planning For A Transnational Collaborative Initiative, Mazalan B. Kamis, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Mazanah Muhamad, Othman Omat

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The purpose of this paper is to explore, through autobiographical narratives of each of the authors, the story of how this planning team navigated the cultural complexities in planning a transnational collaborative program involving two sites, one in the United States and another in Malaysia. More specifically, examples of specific ways of thinking and actions are provided that illustrate planning practices as related to five significant aspects of Malaysian culture


Location, Relocation, Dislocation Learning Cultures Or Cultures Of Learning?, Paul Armstrong Jun 2006

Location, Relocation, Dislocation Learning Cultures Or Cultures Of Learning?, Paul Armstrong

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Following a recent organizational relocation, the impact on the teaching and learning became evident. In analyzing the impact of change, the most useful way of understanding the change was to utilize the postmodern concepts of location and (dis)location, and to consider using anthropological research techniques to identify cultures of learning.