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Direct linkSt. Clair, Ralf; Maclachlan, Kathy; Tett, Lyn – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2009
The potential of practitioner-led action research (PLAR) to contribute to professional development in adult literacies work is considered from two perspectives. First, a recent initiative in Scotland is examined to illustrate PLAR implemented as professional development. The structural factors needing to be addressed for PLAR to contribute to…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Professional Development, Adult Literacy
Peer reviewedSt. Clair, Ralf – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2001
Although a Canadian training project was conducted by a union with a progressive philosophy, it construed unemployment as a personal rather than a public issue. Analysis using a social/cultural capital framework uncovered four areas of tension: organizational structure, educational content, diversity, and the "good employee." (Contains…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Course Content, Foreign Countries, Human Capital
