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Peer reviewedNelson, Alex – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 1994
Autobiography is the imaginative construction of one's life story and the creative expression of lifelong transformative learning. Its use in studying adult transformation raises political and ethical questions and concerns about qualitative methods; it demonstrates the usefulness of conversation as a research process. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Autobiographies, Educational Research, Experiential Learning
Download full textMoberg, Eric – Online Submission, 2006
In Alex Haley's "Autobiography of Malcolm X" (1965), Haley recounts the life of an historical personage of enduring controversy. Whether one reveres or reviles Malcolm, "X", Little, his is a fascinating story of lifelong learning. Rather than conforming to one theory, Malcolm's learning is well explained by certain theorists at certain times in…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Adult Learning, Autobiographies, Teaching Methods
Direct linkTaylor, Kathleen – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2006
Recent discoveries about brain function explain how best practices in adult learning may lead to adult learners' developmental growth.
Descriptors: Brain, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Cognitive Processes
