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Download full textTour, Ekaterina; Creely, Edwin; Waterhouse, Peter – TESOL in Context, 2020
Despite the professional learning benefits that may be realised through participation in research, many institutions and teachers are reluctant to get involved. They (correctly) anticipate that it will require some time, effort, and commitment. They may understand that research is important for improving education practices but more direct and…
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Language Teachers, English (Second Language), Participatory Research
Direct linkKensington-Miller, Barbara; Brailsford, Ian; Gossman, Peter – International Journal for Academic Development, 2012
A small group of new academic developers reflected on their induction into the profession and wondered if things could have been done differently. The researchers decided to question the directors of three tertiary academic development units about how they recruited new developers, what skills and competences they looked for and how they inducted…
Descriptors: Teacher Orientation, Adult Educators, Faculty Development, Credentials
Andersson, Per; Kopsen, Susanne; Larson, Anne; Milana, Marcella – Studies in Continuing Education, 2013
The qualification of adult educators is a central aspect of the quality of adult education. However, within current policy discourses and adult education research on the professional development of prospective adult educators, little attention is paid to teacher qualification when compared to other fields of education and training. In this study,…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Teacher Qualifications
Osborne, Michael; Sankey, Kate – European Journal of Education, 2009
In this overview of non-vocational adult education and the training of its professionals we seek to provide a map of existing provision through secondary analysis of existing data. The territory is a complex one with a range of providers and considerable blurring of the vocational and non-vocational divide. Further, because of devolution within…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Adult Educators, Professional Development
Professionalisation in General Adult Education in Germany--An Attempt to Cut a Path through a Jungle
Dausien, Bettina; Schwendowius, Dorothee – European Journal of Education, 2009
The article summarizes the findings of a study on adult learning professions in Europe (ALPINE) commissioned by DG Education and Culture. It explores the current professional and social situation of staff in non-vocational adult education in Germany. It describes the structures and organisations of general adult education in Germany and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Interviews, Lifelong Learning
Malcolm, Heather; Wilson, Valerie; Hamilton, Sheila – 2002
In this report, community education training in Scotland was reviewed to identify ways of improving the education and training provided to current and future community educators. Data were gathered from 16 separate sources, including users of community education, community education experts, employers, recent graduates from training, training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Community Education, Curriculum
