Adult Education Research Links
Information Sources:
- Conference Proceedings
- Databases & Dictionaries
- Journals
- Manuals & Tools
- Popular Education & Social Activism Resources
- Research and Writing Support
Adult Education Research Centres and Associations:
Adult Education Information Sources
Conference Proceedings
- Adult Education Research Conference (AERC), full-text proceedings 1993+.
- Adult Higher Education Alliance (AHEA) Conference, full-text proceedings 1998+.
- Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE), full-text procceedings 2002+.
- CONFINTEA V
- CONFINTEA VI
- Midwest Research-To-Practice Conference in Adult, Continuing, Community and Extension Education
- 2007 Proceedings (1.31 Mb pdf)
- 2008 Proceedings
- 2010 Proceedings
- 2011 Proceedings
- Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA). Full-text papers are available from British Education Index, a database of conference papers and other current research on adult education.
Databases & Dictionaries
- British Education Index - Database of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature on educational research, policy and practice.
- ERIC Database, select "Advanced Search" to refine your search. Full-text ERIC Documents (ED) are available online from 1993-2004.
- Gender and Adult Learning in Canada, a portal that supports educators and women's organizations active in adult learning.
- History of Education: Selected moments of the 20th century, compiled by D. Schugurensky.
- Infed: Encyclopaedia of Informal Education
- Lifelong Adult Learning, a platform for adult and continuing education resources.
- National Adult Literacy Database, includes the Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research
- Open Training Platform, advocates open content in non-formal education.
- Oxford Reference Online provides access to a wide range of Oxford Dictionaries, this section focuses on the social sciences with specialized dictionaries for sociology and critical theory.
- Theses Canada Portal, access point for Canadian theses and dissertations.
Journals (use your StFX username and password to log in to STFX only journals)
- Adult Education and Development, issues available: #54, 2000-current.
- The Adult Learner, issues available: 1999-current.
- Canadian Journal of Higher Education, issues available: 38(2008)-current. (STFX only).
- Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, issues available: 13(1999)-current. (STFX only).
- Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, issues available: v.21 (1995)-current.
- International Journal of Lifelong Education, issues available: 16(1997)-current. (STFX only).
- International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, issues available: 1(2000)-current.
- Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, issues available: 8(2002) - current. (STFX only.)
- The Journal of Distance Education, issues available: 1(1986)-current.
- Journal of Extension (JOE), is published by the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. It is a research and knowledge base for Extension professionals and other adult educators. Issues available: 1963-current.
- Journal of Transformative Education, issues available: 1(2003)-current. (STFX only).
- New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, issues available: no.1(1979)-current. (STFX only).
- New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, journal issues available: 1(1987)-current.
- RELA: European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, issues available: 1(2010)-current.
- The SPARC Open Access Newsletter, news and analysis of the open-access movement and explores how the internet is transforming scholarly research and publication.
- Studies in Continuing Education, issues available: 19(1997)-current. (STFX only).
Manuals and Training Tools
- Action Research and Co-operative Inquiry resources by by Peter Reason.
- Active Reviewing Guide: How to facilitate reflection and the transfer of learning, by Roger Greenaway.
- Adult learning in Canada: A comparative perspective: Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey, by K. Rubenson, R. Desjardins, & Ee-Suel Yoon (2007).(644K pdf)
- Appreciative Inquiry Commons - Readily available tools, articles and manuals.
- Literacy, Gender and Social Agency: Adventures in Empowerment: A research report for ActionAid UK. M. Fiedrich & A. Jellema. (2003). (1.59 Mb pdf)
- Handbook for Literacy and Non-Formal Education Facilitators in Africa, UNESCO, (2006). (1.79 Mb pdf)
- Portrait of literacy within the Québec Native Friendship Centres Movement. (2.46 Mb pdf)
- Securing the Right to Learn, advocacy manual produced by NIACE. (626K pdf)
- Self-Directed Learning Information, by Roger Hiemstra.
- Training Trainers for Development: Conducting a workshop on participatory training techniques. CEDPA. (1995). Library print copy available: call number: 301.155 C326t
- UNESCO Bangkok. (2008). Community learning centres: Country report from Asia. (2.26 Mb pdf)
Popular Education & Social Activism Resources
- Aukland Workers' Education Association, a community education organization committed to supporting the Waitangi Treaty of Aotearoa / New Zealand. Includes resources on indigenous and non-indigenous collaboration, and various social justice tools.
- Catalyst Centre, popular education directory.
- Change Agency Education and Training Institute, an activist education initiative. The organization works with community organizers and activists in the Australia Pacific region.
- Colectivo Flatlander, building a movement for social, political and racial justice by working with communities who are engaged in these struggles.
- Critical Readings on Assessing and Learning for Social Change: A Review, I. Guijt, (2008). IDS Development Bibliography 21.
- Everyday Democracy, resources for helping local communities find ways for people to think, talk and work together to solve problems.
- Highlander Research and Education Center offers training for development of social-change activism and community organization as well as enabling activists to become better community educators and organizers.
- Learning and teaching for transformation, a global dialogue exploring relationships between education, participation and social change.
- Michael Newman: Educator writes about adult education and social and political action. This website provides free access to three of his most recent books.
- Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed (PTO) is inspired by the work of Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal. It challenges oppressive systems by promoting critical thinking and social justice.
- Popular Education News connects community-based educators and activists to resources for improving work in social movements.
- Training for Change promotes activist training for groups standing up for justice, peace, and the environment through strategic nonviolence.
- Trapese Popular Education Collective offers workshops and training to inspire and promote action for changing our world.
- The Wall Workshop, developed by Bev Burke and Suzanne Doerge, is "an educational tool designed to do a gender analysis of the global economy starting with women's experiences."
Research and Writing Support
- Refworks tutorials:
- Research Processes and Methods, Coady Institute, includes links to a variety of sites providing information on research methods and writing skills.
Adult Education Research Centres and Associations
Canada
- Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education (CASAE)
- Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE)
- Community-Based Research Canada (CBRC) is a network engaged in community-based research to meet the needs of people and communities.
- International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) promotes adult learning as a tool for active citizenship and informed participation of people.
- National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) encourages all adults to engage in learning.
- StFX Department of Adult Education
- Transformative Learning Centre, based at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto.
- Adult Learning Australia, the umbrella organization of adult learning agencies in Australia, who provide a range of research reports on their site.
- African Platform for Adult Education, aims to establish an African civil society capable of influencing decisions concerning literacy and adult education.
- ALADIN - Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network, a UNESCO-sponsored network that supports networking and capacity building between documentation centres and libraries in the area of adult learning and literacy.
- Asian South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE) defends the right to learn and have access to education and learning opportunities.
- The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society integrates awareness into contemporary life in order to help create a just, compassionate, reflective, and sustainable society.
- Commonwealth of Learning (COL) encourages open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies.
- International Council for Adult Education (ICAE) promotes adult learning as a tool for active citizenship and informed participation of people.
- National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) encourages all adults to engage in learning.
- The Open University in the UK offers distance learning courses and adult education.
- Think Global: Development Education Association works to educate and engage the public about global issues.
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
- UNEVOC-UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training