Developing Community Expectations: The Critical Role of Adult Educators

Autor/inn/en	Deggs, David; Miller, Michael
Titel	Developing Community Expectations: The Critical Role of Adult Educators
Quelle	In: Adult Learning, 22 (2011) 3, S.25-30 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1045-1595
Schlagwörter	Community Needs; Educational Attainment; Teacher Role; Change Agents; Adult Education; Community Organizations; Adult Educators; Social Capital; Expectation; Individual Needs; Interpersonal Relationship; Career Education; Employment Opportunities; Learner Engagement; Adult Learning; Adult Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Lehrerrolle; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Sozialkapital; Expectancy; Erwartung; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Arbeitslehre; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Adulte education; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin
Abstract	The quality of life in a community is directly tied to the capital available to its citizenry. The idea of capital refers to the resources related to the population--the wealth, the open-minded nature of individuals, the potential for jobs, and putting skills and talents to use to earn a living. There have been a wide range of studies and efforts to understand how capital affects individuals, ranging from educational choice to how individuals interact socially. The result has been an accepted understanding that the social interactions and the nature of developing these interactions among individuals, both formally and informally, greatly aid in the formation of an individual's identity and ultimately influence life choices. The implication of this understanding is that community organizations, including adult education providers and their agents alike, must understand and learn to appreciate the unintended consequences of their actions that affect the development and expansion of social capital among citizens within communities. The role of the adult educator can become more uncertain when attempting to address individual needs that are fundamentally representative of the complex issues within communities. The scarcity of resources in communities further contributes to the challenges that adult educators face in attempting to meet individual and community needs. Therefore, one cannot help but question the degree to which adult education programs can be successful given the forces within communities that negate educational attainment through obstructing the formation of social capital. In this article, the authors discuss the role of an adult educator as a change agent of any given type of learning organization. They stress that quintessentially contributing to the value of education among all individual citizens in any given community is the job of all adult educators. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	American Association for Adult and Continuing Education. 10111 Martin Luther King Jr. Highway Suite 200C, Bowie, MD 20720. Tel: 301-459-6261; Fax: 301-459-6241; e-mail: aaace10@aol.com; Web site: http://www.aaace.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10