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Peer reviewedBeatty, Paulette T.; Ilsley, Paul J. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1992
Beatty takes the position that individual change is the necessary and sufficient beginning, ending, and focal point of adult education. Ilsley asserts that adult educators should accept their primary role as agents of social change. (SK)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Change Agents, Ethics
Peer reviewedCavaliere, Lorraine A.; Sgroi, Angela – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1992
Presents an overview of the conceptual underpinnings of active, independent, and operative learning that promotes personal development and social change. Analyzes historical, philosophical, and theoretical examples and provides structural limits to compare active learning in multiple contexts. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Individual Development, Learning Theories, Social Change
Peer reviewedSgroi, Angela; Cavaliere, Lorraine A. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 1992
A comparison of learning in multiple contexts and an analysis of the interactive process between the learner and these environments reveal behavioral patterns that lead to personal development and social change. These processes and patterns provide insight into motivational factors of adult learning and suggest practical implications for adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Educational Environment, Individual Development
