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Serving The World Or Building A Profession: The Confounding Dilemmas Of Mid-Twentieth Century Academic Adult Education, Amy D. Rose, Catherine A. Hansman Jan 2019

Serving The World Or Building A Profession: The Confounding Dilemmas Of Mid-Twentieth Century Academic Adult Education, Amy D. Rose, Catherine A. Hansman

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This paper discusses the development and growth of an adult education professoriate and especially the growth and expansion of the CPAE in the 1950s and 1960s.


Women’S History In Education In The United States, Audrey Dentith Jan 2016

Women’S History In Education In The United States, Audrey Dentith

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The history of women’s education in the United States is a rich and colorful one, marked by struggle and victory against huge odds. This roundtable paper, a work in progress, highlights the remarkable efforts of specific women to achieve the right to an education for all women from the end of the Revolutionary War through the 1990s.


Consolidating The Profession? The Professoriate In The 1950s And 1960s, Amy D. Rose, Catherine A. Hansman May 2015

Consolidating The Profession? The Professoriate In The 1950s And 1960s, Amy D. Rose, Catherine A. Hansman

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This paper explores the development and growth of an adult education professoriate and adult education programs in higher education from 1945 until 1964. It examines specifically the factors that caused the growth of programs; decisions about curriculum; and the principal sources of funding. Additionally it explores the varying discussions and debates about the nature of the field.


Who Were The Women? In-Depth Analysis Of Four Additional Early Women Adult Educators, Susan Imel, Gretchen T. Bersch Jun 2012

Who Were The Women? In-Depth Analysis Of Four Additional Early Women Adult Educators, Susan Imel, Gretchen T. Bersch

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In the early years of the field of adult education in the United States, women were prominent contributors to the growth of the field, particularly to the literature base. Previous publications provide some explanation for why women moved from the center to the margins as contributors to the field‘s literature base after the early period, but no extended analysis of the early women contributors has been conducted. This research project is designed to address that gap. The initial phase of the project, reported during a 2008 AERC Roundtable, examined the roles of women in developing the literature base from 1926-1941, …


The State, The People, And The Colony: Towards A Critical History Of Early Newfoundland Literacy, Leona M. English Jun 2011

The State, The People, And The Colony: Towards A Critical History Of Early Newfoundland Literacy, Leona M. English

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Adult literacy in nineteenth century Newfoundland was greatly influenced by the island’s positioning, first as a colony of Britain, and later as a struggling country dependent on experts, pedagogical methods and philanthropy from the home country and its religious institutions. Literacy efforts contributed to the general “civilizing” of the outpost and enabled it to become increasingly self reliant, at least for select periods of time. This study analyses some of these early literacy efforts, asking critical questions of colonialism, organization, gender, and religion.


Who Were The Women? An In-Depth Analysis Of Some Additional Early Women Adult Educators, Gretchen T. Bersch, Susan Imel Jun 2011

Who Were The Women? An In-Depth Analysis Of Some Additional Early Women Adult Educators, Gretchen T. Bersch, Susan Imel

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The roundtable reports the ongoing research that addresses the gap related to a lack of analysis of early women contributors to the literature of adult education. The contributions of four women are highlighted: Eve Chappell, Mae C. Hawes, Ruth Kotinsky, and Bonaro Wilkinson Overstreet.


Success, Disabilities, And Adult Education: A Historical Journey, Hether M. Nash, Kara Thrasher-Livingston Oct 2008

Success, Disabilities, And Adult Education: A Historical Journey, Hether M. Nash, Kara Thrasher-Livingston

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Through historical analysis, adult education is shown to perpetuate widespread social practices of oppression for learners who experience intellectual and other disabilities. A redefinition of whom and what makes a valuable contribution to society is offered; a shift to more inclusive thinking is recommended and a practical necessity due to recent federal legislation.


Adult Education, Assessment And The Beginnings Of The Ged, Amy D. Rose Aug 2006

Adult Education, Assessment And The Beginnings Of The Ged, Amy D. Rose

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This study examines the development and implementation of the General Educational Development (GED) examination in the United States. It examines the ways that the GED was initially conceptualized and how the notion of equivalence was popularized.