Adult / Community Education

Ball State University

EDAC 631 E-Archive

JoAnn Finch

The Significance of Adult /

Community Education

• As long as there is a continuance and appreciation of

the multitude of knowledge and reflection on

teaching and learning strategies, there will be an

inclusive learning environment that is appropriate

and provided for all learners.

Changing the ways we work with learners,

through our application of more inclusive

learning theories and teaching strategies

will develop not just a road but a free way

into a more equitable future.

Education in the 1970s faced rapid

change within the American

communities

Upon the development of the civil rights in

education

• Efforts were made to implement equal school spending

• Legislate equalities for minorities, women and students with disabilities

• Amendment to the Adult Education Act

• Teachers gathered forces to gain better support from the government

• Department of education created

Leading Adult Educators

Horace M. Kallen is one of

America's leading social

philosophers, devoted particular

attention to the philosophies of

consumerism, adult education, and

Jewish education.

Alain Locke played an influential

role in identifying, nurturing, and

publishing the works of young

black artists during the New Negro

Movement. His philosophy served

as a strong motivating force in

keeping the energy and passion of

the Movement at the forefront.

Contributions

• Horace Kallen

• Democracy Versus the melting-pot, 1915

• The Liberal spirit, 1948

• Ideals and Experience, 1948

• “Of them Which Say They are Jews,” 1954

• Alain Locke

• When People Meet: A study of Race and Culture Contacts, 1942

• The High Cost of prejudice, 1927

• Minorities and the Social Mind,” 1935

• “Pluralism and Ideological Peace.” 1947

Unique Adult Education

Organizations

• The Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services was founded by Father Daniel Madigan. SFBFS is committed to serving individuals and families, dedicated to help individuals meet daily needs as well as educational and employment skills for self-sufficiency and financial independence.

Sacramento Food Bank and Family

Services

Interactive nutrition sessions

Basic Health screening

Edible gardening

lessons

Clothing distribution for Job interviews

and school uniforms

Transition to Teaching

• Created during the George Bush administration

• Teacher certification within a reduced time period

• Relying on experience and expertise

• Academic background

Important Adult Education

Organizations

The Coalition of Lifelong

Learning• The Coalition of Lifelong Learning

Organizations (COLLO), formally established in 1973, consists of national associations and groups that share a common interest in enhancing the field of lifelong learning, i.e. adult and continuing education, throughout the nation. These organizations represent public schools, institutions of higher education, industry, labor groups, and most importantly, the learners themselves.

Association of Continuing

Higher Education

• The Association for Continuing

Higher Education is dedicated to

promoting lifelong learning and

excellence in continuing higher

education. As an organization of

colleges, universities, and

individuals, we encourage

professional development, research

and exchange of information for its

members and continuing higher

education as a means of enhancing

and improving society.

My Perspective of Adult Education

• As adult learning continues to change in a such a dramatic way over the past decades, so much its approach and techniques. Adult learning was once viewed as a process of being freed from the oppression of illiteracy, a means of gaining knowledge and skills, a way to satisfy learner needs, and a process of critical self-reflection that can lead to transformation. Though these ideas have not changed, we must identify an outline of more holistic conceptions of adult intelligence that are grounded in the real lives of adults of all colors, races, and ethnic backgrounds.

• By beginning where learners and with what they know best, their own cultural background and setting, adult educators can help learners take charge of their lives and have an impact on their communities, neighborhoods and society (Talmadge C. Guy)

References

• Merriam, S. B., & Brockett, R. G. (2000). The Profession and Practice of Adult Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

• Guy, C. Talmadge (1999). Providing Culturally Relevant Adult Education: A Challenge for the Twenty-First Century. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

• The History of Adult Education Act, Retrieved from www.naepdc.org/issues/aeahistort.htm

• Luke, R. A. “The NEA and Adult Education a Historical Review, 1921-1972” Unpublished manuscript, 1991b.

• Kallen, Horace M. Philosophical Issues in Adult Education, Springfield. Illinois; Thomas, C. Charles, 1962 990px, index

• Locke, A. “Frontier of Culture.” In the Philosophy of Alain Locke: Harlem Renaissance and Beyond. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1989.

• Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services, Retrieved from www.sacramentofoodbank.org

• Boston Center for Adult Education, Retrieved from www.dcae.org

• The Coalition of Lifelong Learning. (n.d.) About COLLO, Retrieved form http://www.thecollo.org/aboutus.php#statements

• Bach, Concerto in D Minor, Adagio, Capital Records. New York