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Human Resource Development as Adult Education: Fostering the Educative Workplace by Dirkx, John M

“…Human resource development has been framed within a market model with economic aims and purposes. Reconceptualizing it as a form of adult education, which has…”
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Women in Family Literacy Programs: A Gendered Perspective by Cuban, Sondra, Hayes, Elisabeth

“…The transmission model of family literacy devalues women's home literacy practices and conceives of women primarily as conduits. It implies a simple…”
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Prisons as Communities: Needs and Challenges by James, Waynne Blue

“…Prisons are communities, and correctional educators should approach them as systems to deal with low literacy attainment and the constraints of prison culture…”
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Building Connections: Classrooms and Communities in Rural Virginia by Bingman, Mary Beth

“…The Community in the Classroom project in rural Virginia attempts to develop communities of teachers and learners in the classroom, build curriculum around…”
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Collective Action by Women in Community-Based Program Planning by Scott, Sue M, Schmitt-Boshnick, Margo

“…The Candora women's collective uses a participatory model in developing community-based programming for women. Such grassroots organizations are faced with…”
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Voices from the Fields: Community-Based Migrant Education by Velazquez, Loida C

“…A complex interaction of factors shapes migrant adults' participation in adult basic education: sociocultural context (gender roles, powerlessness) and…”
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How People's Interests Affect Empowerment Planning in a Health Promotion Coalition by Carter, Teresa M

“…A case study of a health promotion coalition to reduce deaths from AIDS and substance abuse illustrates how empowerment planning can take place, as well as how…”
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"A Wonderfully Terrible Place to Be": Learning in Practitioner Inquiry Communities by Lytle, Susan L

“…Inquiry-based staff development alters the way participants conceive of their roles as teachers and colleagues. Collegial communities can sustain significant…”
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Reflection as Vision: Prospects for Future Literacy Programming by Sissel, Peggy A

“…Community-based approaches to literacy should consider the dynamics of context and culture, develop community and connection with learners, have meaningful…”
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Knowledge Comes from Practice: Reflective Theory Building in Practice by Mott, Vivian W

“…A reflective practitioner is a problem solver who develops theories anchored in a practitioner's ways of knowing. Reflective practice is a significant means of…”
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Constructing Group Learning by Heimlich, Joe E

“…Presents guidelines for constructing group learning activities, describes group learning methods (discussion, gaming, role play, simulation, projects), and…”
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Summing Up: Themes and Issues Related to Learning in Groups by Imel, Susan

“…Themes from the special issue on group learning are highlighted: perceptions of learning, process versus content, the facilitator's role, power relations, and…”
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Leveling the Playing Field for Planning University-Based Distance Education by Kleiber, Pamela B

“…The perception that independent study distance education is inferior is one issue planners must face in higher education. Negotiation of the interests of the…”
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The Relationship between Theories about Groups and Adult Learning Groups by Imel, Susan, Tisdell, Elizabeth J

“…Addresses aspects of group process that affect learning in groups: maintenance and task functions, group cohesion, the facilitator's role, group formation, and…”
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Development of the Individual Leads to More Productive Workplaces by Bierema, Laura L

“…A holistic approach to individual development within the context of a learning organization produces well-informed, knowledgeable, critically-thinking adults…”
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Paying Attention to the People Work When Planning Educational Programs for Adults by Wilson, Arthur L, Cervero, Ronald M

“…Planning is a social activity in which educators negotiate personal and organizational interests in constructing programs. Four concepts encompass a planning…”
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Renegotiating Institutional Power Relationships to Better Serve Nursing Students by Hendricks, Susan M

“…A case study of a college nursing program reveals the politics of planning in higher education and the need to be aware of power relations, negotiated…”
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Counteracting Power Relationships When Planning Environmental Education by McDonald, Barbara

“…A case study of a planning effort in a low-income community describes how power was equalized between community activists and government planners. It shows…”
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Group Learning: The Role of Environment by Armstrong, Joseph L, Yarbrough, Sharon L

“…Group learning can occur only when individuals become a group by developing an internal group environment. The larger institutional and social environment…”
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Literacy and Health Communities: Potential Partners in Practice by Sissel, Peggy A, Hohn, Marcia Drew

“…People with low incomes and low literacy skills often have limited access to health care information. Popular education, participatory research techniques, and…”
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