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Situated Learning And On-Farm Apprenticeships: Political Implications Of Negotiating Apprentice Identity, Lorien E. Macauley, Kim L. Niewolny
Situated Learning And On-Farm Apprenticeships: Political Implications Of Negotiating Apprentice Identity, Lorien E. Macauley, Kim L. Niewolny
Adult Education Research Conference
By drawing upon the tradition of situated and activity perspectives of adult learning, this mixed methods study underscores the sociocultural and politicized processes by which farmer/learners negotiate apprentice identity. Our findings offer implications for the formation of equitable apprenticeship learning experiences and career pathways.
Situated Learning In A Korean Older Adults’ Computer Classroom: A Situated Activity And Participation In Communities Of Practice, Young Sek Kim
Situated Learning In A Korean Older Adults’ Computer Classroom: A Situated Activity And Participation In Communities Of Practice, Young Sek Kim
Adult Education Research Conference
This study revealed four aspects of the social context which were embedded in the Korean older adults’ computer learning in a classroom and the participants’ identity changes due to their participation in communities of practice.
The Nature And Archaic Origins Of Lifelong Learning Processes: The Relevance Of Anthropology To Adult Education, Donovan Plumb
The Nature And Archaic Origins Of Lifelong Learning Processes: The Relevance Of Anthropology To Adult Education, Donovan Plumb
Adult Education Research Conference
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.
Situated Learning In Virtual Worlds: The Learning Ecology Of Second Life, Elisabeth R. Hayes
Situated Learning In Virtual Worlds: The Learning Ecology Of Second Life, Elisabeth R. Hayes
Adult Education Research Conference
This research investigated the “learning ecology” of the virtual world, Second Life. Study goals were to: (a) determine how the design and social dynamics of one virtual world support as well as constrain various types of learning, and (b) suggest implications for the use of virtual worlds in adult education.