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Direct linkJohn C. Hayvon – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2024
While considerable research exists on school availability, education deserts, and school choice, "geography of opportunity" emerges as a theoretical framework to support new solutions towards equality. Intersections between Freirean theory and discourse analysis surface in existing evidence-base, as "availability" emerges as…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Equal Education, Access to Education, Transportation
Gary Fraser – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2025
Professionalism in the context of public sector professions is a changing concept, which is subject to different interpretations. The sociologist Julia Evetts has developed two models, occupational and organisational professionalism, which are useful conceptual tools which help us to understand from a wider theoretical perspective the changing…
Descriptors: Professionalism, Educational History, Governance, Professional Associations
McLean, Scott – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2023
This article narrates the rise and fall of a notable adult education programme at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada. The Centre for Adult Education and Community Development was established in 1951, replacing the External Service for Social Education. In the 1950s, the Centre gained an international reputation for excellence in adult…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Community Development, Educational History
