Adult Education: A Focus for the Social Sciences. Series 170.

Autor/in	Draper, James A.
Institution	Indian Adult Education Association, New Delhi.
Titel	Adult Education: A Focus for the Social Sciences. Series 170.
Quelle	(1989), (118 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Developing Nations; Educational Research; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Interdisciplinary Approach; Lifelong Learning; Literacy Education; Research Needs; Role of Education; Social Sciences; Universities; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Ausland; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Forschungsbedarf; Bildungsauftrag; Social science; Sozialwissenschaften; Gesellschaftswissenschaften; University; Universität; Indien
Abstract	This book presents an adult educator's perspective on the social sciences and the goal and vision of adult education. Adult education is defined as a social science and as a field of practice based on a unique body of theory and knowledge. The discovery of meaning through relevant research is discussed. Various barriers that prevent people from participating in education or in society are examined. The misunderstanding that many people have about motivation is considered, especially the tendency to blame an educational program's failure to do well on the intended learner group's "lack of motivation" rather than on the program's questionable relevancy to that group. A discussion on selecting words with meaning suggests that the words and concepts used convey the values held; these in turn influence the way in which learning is organized. The point is made that perceiving learning as synonymous with living and viewing learning as a lifelong process have profound and far-reaching implications. The meaning of adult education as a social science and its similarities to other social sciences are then discussed. A discussion of agencies, in India and internationally, that apply the knowledge comprising adult education and with which adult educators cooperate and work is included, and networking with the social sciences is addressed. A discussion of the expanding role of universities in adult education includes a section on the dissemination of knowledge through extension. The need for relevant and alternative approaches to research is addressed, with some attention given to kinds of collaborative research that the social sciences may undertake. (97 references) (YLB)
Anmerkungen	Indian Adult Education Association, 17-B Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi 110002, India ($2.50).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC