COMPARATIVE ADULT EDUCATION- DEVELOPMENT AND POTENTIAL

Jennifer (XU) Zhang

Region

Culture

Context

Country

Comparative Adult Education- Development and Potential

Argument: Comparative adult education is an everyday experience, and it is an evidence-based approach

SUMMARY

CURRENT FINDINGS

REVISIT

1.summary

NO. A What is Adult Comparative Education?

NO. C What does comparative adult

education affect myself?

NO. B How is the history of Comparative adult

Education?

NO. A What is Adult Comparative

Education

An approach to understand and

form adult education

Reflect similarities

and differences

Example: Latin vs. USA

classroom

19th. France

Developing

Evolution

Europe & USA

20th. Blossomed

NO. B How is the history of comparative adult education?

I love you all

My Friends Union

NO. C How does

comparative adult

education affect

myself?

1. Everyday experienc

e

2. Scientifi

c +empiric

al

Part 2Two

Findings

The First

Finding

Everyday experience

Why do we do

international comparison?

Types of comparative

study

Everyday experience

• The First Finding

ExampleGermany vs. USA

• PHD

NYC vs. PA • Myself

Participation: Can you share

some comparison

experience in your life?

2. Why do we do

international comparison?

1.Curiosity

2. Practical Application

Academic

Types of comparative adult education

Practical

Scientific

Quantitative Qualitative Quantitative

&Qualitative

Data

No. 1

QUESTION: So far, many types of the comparative research are implicit but not explicit. It is a

pretty abstract opinion. Does anyone can give us an explanation?

Cultural

Genetic

Correlative

Functional

Contextual

Empirical

No. 2

Scientifi

c

Empirical

The Second Findings

What can we

conclude with?

Basis +expound

Conclusion: Comparative

adult education study is an EVIDENCE

BASED Research.

What is comparison?

What is international?

REVISIT

PART 3

Intra-natinal

Inter-nationalCan we do comparison within one single country?

comparison

1. SUMMARY

2. MAIN FINDINGS

3. REVISIT

CONCLUSION

We are a multi-

cultural world.

TOGETHER

Thank You-

Jennifer Zhang