Contributions to a Discipline of Adult Education. A Review and Analysis of the Publications of Coolie Verner. Occasional Papers in Continuing Education. Number 18, February 1979.

Autor/in	Dickinson, Gary
Institution	British Columbia Univ., Vancouver. Center for Continuing Education.
Titel	Contributions to a Discipline of Adult Education. A Review and Analysis of the Publications of Coolie Verner. Occasional Papers in Continuing Education. Number 18, February 1979.
Quelle	(1979), (67 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Bibliografie; Adoption (Ideas); Adult Education; Adult Educators; Adult Learning; Bibliographies; Definitions; Diffusion; Discipline; Educational History; Educational Innovation; Educational Philosophy; Educational Research; Educational Theories; Educationally Disadvantaged; Learning Processes; Literature Reviews; Participant Characteristics; Professional Education; Publications; Systems Approach + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ideas; Ideenfindung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Adulte education; Begriffsbestimmung; Disziplin; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Learning process; Lernprozess; Berufsausbildung; Systemischer Ansatz
Abstract	To examine Coolie Verner's contributions to the study of adult education as a systematic discipline, the author of this paper reviews and analyzes Verner's publications from 1950-1975. The first of five sections describes this as a period of rapid growth for the adult education field. Verner is depicted as a leader in developing a substantive body of knowledge for adult education and in diffusing that knowledge through graduate programs and publications. Section 2 identifies Verner publications by year, field of interest, format, and content. Content is categorized as transitory (personal beliefs/experiences, practice techniques, program descriptions, and book reviews) or substantive (empirical research, interpretative literature, reviews/bibliographies, theoretical formulations, and historical). Section 3 addresses qualitative aspects of Verner's work by examining the author's attempts to encourage consistency and precision in defining terms and classifying processes. Section 4 analyzes the impetus and implications of four major themes apparent in Verner's work: diffusion and adoption, history of the field, participation, and the undereducated adult. The final section reviews Verner's efforts to define and describe a discipline of adult education and to examine the process whereby it should develop. A concluding bibliography is grouped into four parts: Verner's publications 1944-75, theses/dissertations directed by Verner, review of Verner's publications, and general references. (CSS)
Anmerkungen	Centre for Continuing Education, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1W5 ($2.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC