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Fear, Frank; Sandmann, Lorilee R. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2016
In this commentary, authors Frank Fear and Lorilee R. Sandmann reflect on their 2001-2002 "Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement" article "The 'New' Scholarship: Implications for Engagement and Extension" reprinted in this 20th anniversary issue of "Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement."…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Service Learning, Transformative Learning, Higher Education
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Sun, Qi – Adult Learning, 2013
This article argues that transformative learning becomes increasingly essential for educators in the changing landscape of the adult and higher education institutions of the United States that has continuously hosted highest numbers of international students among other countries. First, it presents a context discussing learning for…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Adult Educators, Higher Education, Foreign Students
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Saeverot, Herner – Educational Theory, 2010
Herner Saeverot begins this article with an example: how Soren Kierkegaard used deceit as a means to educate. In one of his biographical texts, it turns out that Kierkegaard's objective was to deceive his readers into a totalized and universal truth. According to Saeverot, Kierkegaard's approach shows that he was a "demystifier," someone who wants…
Descriptors: Educational Theories, Deception, Phenomenology, Novels
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Sanders, Harlow Stewart – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2011
In this article, the author shares his experience with Burent Arel, an established composer of orchestral, chamber, and classical electronic music. At first, the author found the music of the 20th century deeply disturbing. Yet, Professor Arel converted him and his skepticism into evangelical fervor. Finally understanding the role of the artist in…
Descriptors: Music, Artists, Perspective Taking, Western Civilization
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Bennett, Zoe – Religious Education, 2006
This article addresses the question of whether ecumenical theological education may be a practice of peace. Beginning with the potential of religious belief to reinforce entrenched positions and to end in violence, it advocates instead the transformative practices of witness and risk. These practices have the potential to overcome the impasse…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Theological Education, Peace, Religious Education
Gray-Rosendale, Laura – Journal of Basic Writing (CUNY), 2006
Gray-Rosendale continues a project begun with "Investigating Our Discursive History: "JBW" and the Construction of the "Basic Writer's" Identity" ("JBW" 1999) in which she employed a Foucauldian archaeological perspective to trace the dominance of as well as the disruptions within the three major metaphoric allegiances of basic writing studies:…
Descriptors: Writing Teachers, Academic Discourse, Basic Writing, Context Effect
Wise, Meg – 2001
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States, and cardiac rehabilitation, a form of post-MI (myocardial infarction) education, accounts for at most 20% of improved lifestyle behavior that can effectively manage symptoms, delay or prevent subsequent attacks, and lower mortality and morbidity rates. In an attempt to improve…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavior Change, Behavior Development, Cardiovascular System