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Guest Editors' Foreword, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson
Guest Editors' Foreword, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson
Educational Considerations
This issue, as well as the next, is devoted to the financing of public elementary and secondary schools in America.
Education Finance In Arizona: 1997 The Unsettled State Of The State, Mary P. Mckeown
Education Finance In Arizona: 1997 The Unsettled State Of The State, Mary P. Mckeown
Educational Considerations
Confusion reigns; at best, the state of the state seems to be unsettled.
Promoting Equalization And Local Control In Financing Colorado's Schools, Judith K. Mathers, Richard A. King
Promoting Equalization And Local Control In Financing Colorado's Schools, Judith K. Mathers, Richard A. King
Educational Considerations
Finding solutions to the perennial problems of inadequate operating revenues…proves as difficult as scaling any of Colorado's famous '14'ers.
A Quarter Century Of Turmoil: School Finance In California On The 25th Anniversary Of Serrano, Lawrence O. Picus
A Quarter Century Of Turmoil: School Finance In California On The 25th Anniversary Of Serrano, Lawrence O. Picus
Educational Considerations
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the California supreme court's August 1971 ruling that the Golden State's system of school finance violated the equal protection requirements of the state and federal constitutions.
Educational Reform In The Sunshine State: High Need, Low Funding And A Disaffected Electorate, Carolyn D. Herrington, Susan Timble
Educational Reform In The Sunshine State: High Need, Low Funding And A Disaffected Electorate, Carolyn D. Herrington, Susan Timble
Educational Considerations
The state of Florida greets the 20th century as the fourth largest state in the country.
Financing Public Elementary And Secondary Education In Georgia, C. Thomas Holmes, John Dayton
Financing Public Elementary And Secondary Education In Georgia, C. Thomas Holmes, John Dayton
Educational Considerations
In 1986 the Quality Basic Education (QBE) Act was established to provide funding for public elementary and secondary education in Georgia.
School Finance And Reform In Delaware: A Summary, Yasser A. Nakib
School Finance And Reform In Delaware: A Summary, Yasser A. Nakib
Educational Considerations
Delaware, although a small state with less than 20 school districts, is no different from other states in the dynamics and complexities of the political structure that has the most profound impact on educational policies in general and on public school finance in particular.
Financing Public Schools In Illinois: A Decade Of Discontent, James Gordon Ward
Financing Public Schools In Illinois: A Decade Of Discontent, James Gordon Ward
Educational Considerations
Estimates of school finance reform in Illinois . . . exceed $2 billion in cost to the state.
Indiana's Reward-For-Effort School Funding Formula: Issues And Options, Neil D. Theobald, Barry Bull, Nick Vesper
Indiana's Reward-For-Effort School Funding Formula: Issues And Options, Neil D. Theobald, Barry Bull, Nick Vesper
Educational Considerations
Indiana is in the fourth year of a scheduled six-year phase in of its guaranteed yield Reward-for-Effort School Funding Formula.
Equity And Public Education Finance In Virginia, Deborah A. Verstegen, Karen Kucharz, Allan Odden
Equity And Public Education Finance In Virginia, Deborah A. Verstegen, Karen Kucharz, Allan Odden
Educational Considerations
Until there is an equality of financing, there can be no equality of quality.
Education Finance Reform In Tennessee, Harry A . Green
Education Finance Reform In Tennessee, Harry A . Green
Educational Considerations
Tennessee has been in the mainstream of education reform for the past decade.
Ohio School Finance: Continuing Challenges To Adequacy And Equity Of Funding, Gary L. Payne, Nelda H. Cambron--Mccabe
Ohio School Finance: Continuing Challenges To Adequacy And Equity Of Funding, Gary L. Payne, Nelda H. Cambron--Mccabe
Educational Considerations
Like many states, Ohio struggles as it attempts to fund and maintain public schools.
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 25, No. 1, Fall 1997, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson
Table Of Contents And Editorial Information For Vol. 25, No. 1, Fall 1997, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson
Educational Considerations
This content includes the table of contents and editorial information for this special issue "Public School Funding in the United States Volume 1"
Wisconsin Public Education And Property Tax Relief In The 90'S, Carolyn Busch
Wisconsin Public Education And Property Tax Relief In The 90'S, Carolyn Busch
Educational Considerations
Taxpayer dismay and unhappiness with increasing property taxes is at the heart of changes to Wisconsin's school finance system.
Educational Considerations, Vol. 25(1) Full Issue, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson
Educational Considerations, Vol. 25(1) Full Issue, R. Craig Wood, David C. Thompson
Educational Considerations
Educational Considerations, vol. 25(1) Fall 1997 - Full issue
Teaching Across Borders: A Collaborative Inter-Racial "Border" Pedagogy In Adult Multicultural Education Classes., Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Clarice Perry
Teaching Across Borders: A Collaborative Inter-Racial "Border" Pedagogy In Adult Multicultural Education Classes., Elizabeth J. Tisdell, Clarice Perry
Adult Education Research Conference
This qualitative action research study examined how power dynamics were manifested between and among instructors and students in two graduate level classes team-taught by a black and a white female co-instructors where diversity and equity issues in education was the primary course content. The study also attempts to identify adult education practices that lead to growth and social change among participants in such classes that are at times both uncomfortable and controversial.
Innovation As Knowledge And Learning., Taylor Rosemary
Innovation As Knowledge And Learning., Taylor Rosemary
Adult Education Research Conference
Innovative small and medium enterprises now play a vital role in the economy, but their survival often depends on being at the leading edge of their field. Without an abundance of time or money for education or training, they rely heavily on obtaining knowledge informally through a variety of channels.
Implicit Memory And Transformative Learning Theory: Unconscious Cognition., Edward W. Taylor
Implicit Memory And Transformative Learning Theory: Unconscious Cognition., Edward W. Taylor
Adult Education Research Conference
Recent research has found that the transformation of meaning structures (schemes and perspectives) can occur without critical reflection. This phenomenon seems to be explained by a concept called implicit memory -- the unconscious development of thoughts and actions. This paper involves a review of related literature on implicit memory from the fields of neurobiology and psychology and its implications for the theory and practice of transformative learning
A Narrative Assessment Of Synergic Inquiry: Its Effectiveness In Fostering Transformative Learning In Cross-Cultural Settings., Masaji Takano
A Narrative Assessment Of Synergic Inquiry: Its Effectiveness In Fostering Transformative Learning In Cross-Cultural Settings., Masaji Takano
Adult Education Research Conference
This empirical study examines the effectiveness of Synergic Inquiry as a practical methodology for fostering transformative learning experience in cross-cultural settings. The study qualitatively analyzes the life narratives of participants who engaged in action-oriented projects conducted abroad that applied the Synergic Inquiry framework.
Synergic Inquiry (Si): An Alternative Framework For Transformative Learning., Yongming Tang
Synergic Inquiry (Si): An Alternative Framework For Transformative Learning., Yongming Tang
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper discusses SI which intends to help address a number of challenges facing transformative learning teachers and researchers. The SI framework is briefly introduced with the focus on how it creates contexts, processes and catalysts for transformative learning as well as its relationships with some existing learning theories.
Adult Education On-Line., Bruce Spencer
Adult Education On-Line., Bruce Spencer
Adult Education Research Conference
Does the addition of the electronic classroom change distance education from individualized study to social education? Experience suggests that it does, but computer-network distance education needs to be critically evaluated by adult educators.
Doing Cross Cultural Research In Adult Education: Methodological And Epistemological Considerations., Barbara Sparks
Doing Cross Cultural Research In Adult Education: Methodological And Epistemological Considerations., Barbara Sparks
Adult Education Research Conference
While doing cross cultural research is not new, the growing acknowledgement of the perils of crossing cultures unconsciously is gaining support and calling for change. This paper examines some methodological and epistemological considerations of doing cross cultural qualitative research in adult education. Reliance on partial knowledge and middle class cultural and political bias point to the need within the field for critical reflection on how and why empirical realities are studied in the ways that they are and at the same time require rethinking and revision of traditional research methods while designing new methods of inquiry.
The Effectiveness Of Total Quality Management: A Response To The Critics., Douglas H. Smith, Ralph G. Lewis
The Effectiveness Of Total Quality Management: A Response To The Critics., Douglas H. Smith, Ralph G. Lewis
Adult Education Research Conference
A recent paper strongly berates total quality management, claiming it is a tool of management used to adversely manipulate workers in pursuit of corporate gain. This paper questions this supposition, arguing it is the abuse of TQM by management that is at fault. Effective TQM is based on four principles, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, speaking with facts, and respect for people. It is the lack of the genuine respect for people that is the demise of most TQM initiatives.
A Replication Study Of The Attitudes Of Selected Academics And Decision-Makers Towards Adult Students., Curtis Smeby, Burton Sisco
A Replication Study Of The Attitudes Of Selected Academics And Decision-Makers Towards Adult Students., Curtis Smeby, Burton Sisco
Adult Education Research Conference
The investigation examined the attitudes of selected academics and decision-makers towards adult students 15 years after the original study was conducted, in another rural state, and in another region of the United States. While the primary purpose was to replicate the original study, a secondary purpose was to compare and identify changes in attitude.
"A Room Of One's Own": A Phenomenological Investigation Of Class, Age, Gender And Politics Of Institutional Change Regarding Adult Students On Campus., Peggy A. Sissel, Margaret Birdsong, Barbara Silaski
"A Room Of One's Own": A Phenomenological Investigation Of Class, Age, Gender And Politics Of Institutional Change Regarding Adult Students On Campus., Peggy A. Sissel, Margaret Birdsong, Barbara Silaski
Adult Education Research Conference
This collaborative phenomenological investigation reveals the experience of adult student advocates in a university setting. The setting was interpreted as being mediated by interlocking systems of oppression. Issues included concepts of class, age, gender, and institutional politics related to resource allocation and meaning about the nature and needs of adult students.
Knowledge As "Quality Non-Conformance": A Critical Case Study Of Iso 9000 And Adult Education In The Workplace., Fred M. Schied, Vicki K. Carter, Judith A. Preston, Sharon L. Howell
Knowledge As "Quality Non-Conformance": A Critical Case Study Of Iso 9000 And Adult Education In The Workplace., Fred M. Schied, Vicki K. Carter, Judith A. Preston, Sharon L. Howell
Adult Education Research Conference
The study focused on the impact of the process seeking ISO 9000 registration and the way in which learning processes come to be defined as defective.
A Sociocultural Perspective Of Knowing: A Grounded Theory Of Epistemological Development Of Malaysian Women., Lucy Earle Reybold
A Sociocultural Perspective Of Knowing: A Grounded Theory Of Epistemological Development Of Malaysian Women., Lucy Earle Reybold
Adult Education Research Conference
The purpose of this study was to identify and describe the epistemological development of Malaysian women in Peninsular Malaysia. Based on constant comparison analysis of 14 in-depth interviews, a substantive theory of epistemological development was identified, including the process of that development and cultural factors that promote changes in epistemology.
Humanism And Individualism: Maslow And His Critics., Elaine Pearson, Ronald Podeschi
Humanism And Individualism: Maslow And His Critics., Elaine Pearson, Ronald Podeschi
Adult Education Research Conference
Using broad-based literature, this study explores Abraham Maslow's humanistic psychology within the contexts of ideological criticism, 20th century U.S. adult education philosophies, and the theoretical issue of philosophical categories.
Voluntary Organizations And Nonformal Adult Education In Hungary: Professionalization And The Discourse Of Deficiency., Carol A. Pandak
Voluntary Organizations And Nonformal Adult Education In Hungary: Professionalization And The Discourse Of Deficiency., Carol A. Pandak
Adult Education Research Conference
This paper explores issues of professionalization and the discourse of deficiency in Hungarian voluntary organizations and nonformal adult education. The argument is made that transformational adult education, e.g., Freire and Mezirow would be useful to dispel the myth of individual deficiencies.
Imagining And Critical Reflection In Autobiography: An Odd Couple In Adult Transformative Learning., Alex Nelson
Imagining And Critical Reflection In Autobiography: An Odd Couple In Adult Transformative Learning., Alex Nelson
Adult Education Research Conference
Adult education approaches to transformative learning generally emphasize the interpretive role of critical reflection and critical thinking. This explanatory understanding of transformative learning as autobiography claims that the learner composes their life, by using imagination and critical reflection to interpret their life story within the social context.