How the Changes in Society Impacts the Educational Choices of Adult Learners

Autor/in	Ellis, Marsha L.
Titel	How the Changes in Society Impacts the Educational Choices of Adult Learners
Quelle	(2012), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Adult Learning; Adult Students; Employment Opportunities; Social Structure; Social Change; Teacher Role; Student Participation; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adulte education; Student; Students; Erwachsenenalter; Studentin; Schüler; Schülerin; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Sozialstruktur; Sozialer Wandel; Lehrerrolle; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; USA
Abstract	The purpose of this paper is to emphasize why education should be viewed as a means of opening up lucrative employment opportunities for a diverse population of adults that are seeking to transform themselves by obtaining an education and incorporating their past knowledge and experiences into new skill sets that would enable them to become productive employees in a changing society. "Two of the three purposes of adult education practice in the United States identified by Heaney (1996) are allied with maintaining this social structure: (1) bringing learners into conformity with mainstream roles and expectations and (2) developing the best and brightest and validating the privileges of this educated elite" (Heaney, 1996). (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10