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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Calleja, Colin – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
This paper traces the evolution of Jack Mezirow's transformative learning theory and its conceptualisation. It discusses the three major influences, namely Thomas Khun's philosophical conception of paradigm, Freire's conception of conscientisation and consciousness growth, and Habermas' domains of learning and the discussion of…
Descriptors: Transformative Learning, Learning Theories, Influences, Educational Philosophy
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Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Röbken, Heinke; Ehrenspeck-Kolasa, Yvonne; von Ossietzky, Carl – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2014
This study builds upon a Delphi study carried out by Zawacki-Richter (2009) which posited a validated classification of research areas in the special area of distance education. We now replicate the study for the broader field of adult and continuing education (ACE). The aims of this paper are: firstly, to develop a categorisation of research…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Continuing Education, Educational Research, Delphi Technique
Johnson-Bailey, Juanita; Cervero, Ronald M. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2001
Review of adult education literature reveals the absence of the concept of whiteness and three types of responses: color- blind perspectives, multicultural education, and social justice issues. To widen access involves "barrier thinking": recognition of the implicit messages of discrimination the academy delivers to racial minorities. (Contains 28…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Change, Equal Education