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Belete, Sonja; Duke, Chris; Hinzen, Heribert; Owusu-Boampong, Angela; Khau, Huu Phuoc – International Review of Education, 2022
Institutionalised forms of adult learning and education (ALE) such as community learning centres (CLCs) and related models are found in most parts of the world. These are spaces offering opportunities for literacy and skills training, health and citizenship, general, liberal and vocational education, in line with fuller recognition of the meaning…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Community Programs, Lifelong Learning
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Wang, Chenyu; Hoffman, Diane M. – Educational Studies: Journal of the American Educational Studies Association, 2020
Much attention has been given to the theory and practice of global citizenship education (GCE). In this article, drawing from an emerging body of literature that examines GCE through a postcolonial lens, we offer a Freirean critical reading of how GCE intersects with ideologies of globalization. We argue that GCE discourse privileges certain…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Citizenship Education, Postcolonialism, Global Approach
Maricopa Community Colleges, 2019
This report provides an annual update on metrics related to the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) Governing Board Outcomes for University and Transfer Education, Workforce and Economic Development, Developmental Education, and Community Development and Global and Civic Engagement. While this report necessarily looks back in time…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, College Transfer Students, Labor Force Development
Maricopa Community Colleges, 2018
This Governing Board Monitoring Report utilizes the Board outcome metrics to gauge institutional effectiveness in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). Outcomes for University Transfer Education and General Education, Workforce and Economic Development, Developmental Education, and Community Development and Global and Civic…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, College Transfer Students, Labor Force Development
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Duke, Chris – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2015
Most learning takes place in communities, neighbourhoods and workplaces. Here practical solutions to big problems work or fall down. We may call this the iron law of social learning, recognised in "community development", "community capacity-building", "workplace", "work-based" and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Community Development, Workplace Learning
Maricopa Community Colleges, 2017
This Governing Board Monitoring Report utilizes the Board outcome metrics to gauge institutional effectiveness in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). It examines outcomes in the areas of university and transfer education, workforce and economic development, developmental education, community development, and civic and global…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, College Transfer Students, Labor Force Development
Qi, Jing – Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education, 2015
Transnational education seeks equivalence in standards and/or relevance of outcomes through the transfer of Western theories, concepts and methods. Utilising a critique-interpretative approach, Jing Qi argues that equivalence/relevance-oriented approaches to transnational education assume the legitimacy of the global knowledge hierarchy.…
Descriptors: International Education, Educational Theories, Global Approach, Teacher Education
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Hammersley, Laura – Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 2012
Community-based service-learning (CBSL) integrates experiential learning and academic goals with organized activities designed to meet the objectives of community partners. CBSL has potential to enhance (1) academic learning, (2) foster civic responsibility, (3) develop life skills and (4) transform student attitudes. However, little research…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Experiential Learning, Educational Benefits, Partnerships in Education
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Sofo, Francesco – Education & Training, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review the focus and practice of Adult and Community Education (ACE) as well as its conceptualization and delivery and to suggest parameters for an approach based on excellence, a balanced scorecard and performance to meet community needs. Design/methodology/approach: The review examines key aspects of the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Community Needs, Community Education, Postsecondary Education
Keith, Novella Z.; Keith, Nelson W. – 1993
The paper asks what are appropriate policies for urban school reform in the context of global transformations affecting cities in both developed and "Third World" countries. Features of this transformation include growing population diversity, a semi-permanent underclass, and the informal economy. Comprehensive community development…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cultural Awareness, Developing Nations, Economic Factors