Adult Education Research Links

Information Sources:

• Conference Proceedings
• Databases & Dictionaries
• Journals
• Manuals & Tools
• Popular Education & Social Activism Resources
• Research and Writing Support

• Canada
• International

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:
  • Export citations from the Informaworld database
  • Export citations from specific databases
• 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.

International

• 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