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Andragogy in the Appalachians: Myles Horton, the Highlander Folk School, and Education for Social and Economic Justice
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Keefe, Dennis – International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology, 2015
In the field of adult education, one of the better known concepts is that of the Six Assumptions of Malcolm Knowles. These assumptions, according to Knowles, divide the world of pedagogy, defined as the art and science of teaching children, from that of andragogy, conceived as the art and science of helping adults learn. In the realm of education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Folk Schools, Rural Areas, Nontraditional Education
An Evaluation of The Clinch-Powell Educational Cooperative Community Education Project of Tazewell, Tennessee as Part II of The National Community Education Evaluation.
Rose, Harold – 1980
This report is part of the National Community Education Evaluation effort, which sought to identify problems in implementing community education (1) in rural areas and (2) through an Educational Cooperative. The rural area involved is first discussed. Each of the four main project objectives are then presented, and activities to meet them are…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Tennessee Distributive Education Teacher Coordinators' Handbook.
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Tennessee Univ., Knoxville. Dept. of Distributive Education.
The purpose of this handbook is to delimit the scope of distributive education in Tennessee and to provide guidelines for vocational program development in distributive education. Intended as a guide for the local distributive education teacher-coordinator, this handbook will also prove useful for administrators, guidance counselors, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Qualifications, Adult Education, Community Involvement
"For a Sharing of Life's Glories": An Evaluation of the Rural Competencies Curriculum Development Project of the Rural Communities Educational Cooperative.
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Couto, Richard A.; And Others – 1986
The grassroots Rural Communities Educational Cooperative (RCEC) made higher education accessible/affordable to adults in rural Appalachian communities, designed courses for competency-based rural education, and received high ratings from students and faculty. The Mountain Women's Exchange--a network of seven community organizations run by…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Involvement, Community Leaders
The State Board of Regents 1975-76 Annual Report of the State University and Community College System of Tennessee.
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Tennessee State Board of Regents, Nashville. – 1976
The report covers the period from July 1, 1975 to June 30, 1976. General information is given on board membership and staff, member institutions, enrollment, graduates, faculty, libraries, academic program development, public service and continuing education, student life, and policies, campus facilities development, and business and finance…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Annual Reports, College Faculty
Establishing a Network of Quality Home Care Providers through the Development and Implementation of an On-site Training Program and Support System.
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Murphy, Donna L. – 1996
A program to establish and maintain a network of high-quality home care providers to serve Middle Tennessee was designed and implemented. The program consisted of onsite training for home care providers and a support system to promote their professional development. The onsite training was delivered through 2-hour visits during which trainers and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Continuing Education, Early Childhood Education