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Direct linkGrace, Andre P. – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2012
In 1947 the Truman Commission on Higher Education accentuated the importance of adult education in its report entitled "Higher Education for American Democracy". In 1970 a new US "Handbook of Adult Education" signifying the move to a more professionalised field of study and practice was published. The intervening years encapsulate a time of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, North Americans
English, Leona M. – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2005
The article explores the relationships of feminist organisers with government policy makers and within their own organisations. Based on a qualitative study of eight directors and eight board members of grassroots feminist organisations, this paper examines how the funder (State) and the women (executive directors and board members) interact and…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Feminism, Accountability, Organizations (Groups)
