REFERENCES AND
RECOMMENDED READING

REFERENCES

      Ball, C. (1996). Demystifying Adult Literacy for Volunteer Tutors. Available: http://www.nald.ca/clr/demyst/demyst.htm.

      Barer-Stein, T. & Draper, J. (1988). The Craft of Teaching Adults. Toronto, Ontario: Irwin Publishing.

      Barer-Stein, T. & Kompf, M. (2001). The Craft of Teaching Adults. Toronto, Ontario: Irwin Publishing.

      Bloom, B. (Ed.) (1956) Taxonomy of Educational Objectives: The Classification of Educational Goals: Handbook I, Cognitive Domain. Toronto: Longmans, Green.

      Brown, J., Collins, A. & Duguid, P. (1993). Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning. Available: http://www.ilt.columbia.edu/ilt/papers/JohnBrown.html
(Institute for Learning and Technologies web site)

      Brundage, D. & MacKeracher, D. (1980). Adult Learning Principles and Their Application to Program Planning. Toronto, Ontario: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.

      Cromley, J. (2000). Learning to Think: Learning to Learn. National Institute for Literacy, US Department of Education. Available: http://www.ed.gov/about/ordering.jsp (US Department of Education Publications web site).

      Daloz, L. (1988). The story of Gladys who refused to grow: A morality tale for mentors. Lifelong Learning: An Omnibus of Practice and Research, 11(4), pp. 4-7.

      Dirkx, J. and Prenger, S. (1997). A Guide for Planning and Implementing Instruction for Adults: A Theme-Based Approach. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

      Draper, J. & Taylor, M. (1992). Voices from the Literacy Field. Toronto, Ontario: Culture Concepts.

      Gibbs, G. (1988). Learning by Doing, Available: http://www.chelt.ac.uk/gdn/gibbs/index.htm

      Gardner, H. (1993a). Frames of Mind: The Theory of Multiple Intelligences, 10th Anniversary Edition. New York: Basic Books.

      Gardner, H. (1993b). Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York: Basic Books.

      Gardner, H. (2003). Multiple Intelligences after Twenty Years. Available: http://pzweb.harvard.edu/PIs/HG_MI_after_20_years.pdf (Harvard Graduate School of Education web site).

      Grabove, V. (1997). The many facets of transformative learning theory and practice. In New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 74, pp. 89-95.

      Gregorc, A. (1982). Gregorc Style Delineator. Columbia, CT: Gregorc Associates, Inc.

      Hargreaves, A. (2000). Four ages of professionalism and professional learning. Teachers and Teaching: History and Practice, 6(2), pp. 151-182.

      Imel, S. (1995), Inclusive Adult Learning Environments. ERIC Digest #162. Available: http://ericacve.org/docs/adt-lrng.htm (ERIC/ACVE web site)

      Jarvis, P. (1992). Paradoxes of Learning: On Becoming an Individual in Society. San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

      Kerka, S. (2002). Teaching Adults: Is It Different? ERIC Myths and Realities No. 19. Available: http://ericacve.org/docgen.asp?tbl=mr&id=111 (ERIC/ACVE web site)

      Knowles, M. (1975) Self-Directed Learning. A Guide for Learners and Teachers, Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall/Cambridge.

      Kolb, D. (1984). Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall.

      Literacy for Tomorrow. (1997). Available: http://www.unesco.org/education/uie/confintea/pdf/3g.pdf (UNESCO we site).

      Louden, W. (1992). Understanding reflection through collaborative research. In A. Hargreaves & M. Fullan (Eds.) Understanding Teacher Development. New York: Teachers College Press, pp. 178-215.

      MacKeracher, D. (1996). Making Sense of Adult Learning. Toronto, Ontario: Culture Concepts.

      Merriam, S. (2001). Andragogy and self-directed learning: Pillars of adult learning theory. In S. Merriam (Ed.), The New Update on Adult Learning Theory. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 2-13.

      McClusky, H. (1971). The adult as learner. In McNeil & Seashore (Ed.) Management of the Urban Crisis, New York: The Free Press, pp. 27-39.

      Mezirow, J. (1997). Transformative learning:Theory to practice. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 74, pp. 5-11.

      Merriam, S. (2001). Andragogy and self-directed learning: Pillars of adult learning theory. In S. Merriam (Ed.), The New Update on Adult Learning Theory. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 2-13.

      Miller, J. & Seller, W. (1990). Curriculum: Perspectives and practice. Toronto, ON: Copp Clark Pitman.

      Perry, W. (1970), Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years: A Scheme. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston.

      Pratt, D. D. (Spring 1988). Andragogy as a Relational Construct. Adult Education Quarterly 38 (3), pp. 160-172.

      Quigley, B. (1999). Naming our world, claiming our knowledge: Research-in-Practice in adult literacy programs. The Alberta Journal of Educational Research, XLV(3), pp. 253-262.

      Renner, P. (1999) The Art of Teaching Adults. Vancouver: Training Associates.

      Taylor, M. (1986) Learning for self-direction in the classroom: The pattern of a transition process. Studies in Higher Education. 11(1), pp. 55 - 72.

      Taylor, K., Marienau, C. and Fiddler, M. (2000). Developing Adult Learners: Strategies for Teachers and Trainers. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.

      Zinn, L. M. 1991. Identifying your philosophical orientation. In Adult Learning Methods, ed. M. W. Galbraith, pp. 39-77. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company.

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RECOMMENDED READING

      Brockett, R. & Hiemstra, R. (1990). Self-Direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice. Available: http://home.twcny.rr.com/hiemstra/sdlindex.html (Roger Hiemstra's web site).

      Brookfield, S. (1988). Developing critically reflective practitioners: A rationale for training educators of adults. In Training Educators of Adults: The Theory and Practice of Graduate Adult Education, S. Brookfield (ed). New York: Routledge.

      Brookfield, S. (1989). Developing critical thinkers: Challenging adults to explore alternative ways of thinking and acting. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

      Brookfield, S. (1995). Adult learning: An overview. In A. Tuinjman (Ed.) International Encyclopedia of Education. Oxford, Pergamon Press.

      Brookfield, S. (1995). Becoming a Critically Reflective Teacher. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

      Cross, P. (1981). Adults as Learners. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

      Cross, P. (1992) Adults as Learners: Increasing Participation and Facilitating Learning. Toronto: Wiley & Sons.

      Hiemstra, R. (1991). Aspects of effective learning environments. In New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Vol. 50, pp. 5-12.

      Hiemstra, R. & Brockett, R. (1994). From behaviourism to humanism. In H. Long & Associates, New ideas about self-directed learning. Norman, OK: Oklahoma Research Center for Continuing Professional and Higher Education, University of Oklahoma.

      Imel, S. (1994). Guidelines for Working with Adult Learners. Available: http://www.ericfacility.net/ericdigests/ed377313.html (ERIC Digests web site)

      Imel, S. (2000). Contextual Learning in Adult Education. Practice Application Brief no. 12, Available: http://ericacve.org/docgen.asp?tbl=pab&ID=102 (ERIC/ACVE web site).

      Knowles, M. (1980). The Modern Practice of Adult Education: From Pedagogy to Andragogy. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall Regents.

      Knowles, M. and Associates (1984) Andragogy in Action. Applying Modern Principles of Adult Education, San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

      Knowles, M. (1990). The Adult Learner: A Neglected Species (4th ed.) Houston: Gulf Publishing.

      Mezirow, J. (1990). Fostering Critical Reflection in Adulthood. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

      Mezirow, J. (1991). Transformative Dimensions Of Adult Learning. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

      Merriam, S. & Caffarella, R. (1999). Learning in Adulthood. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Inc.

      Miller, L. (1990). Illiteracy and Human Rights. Ottawa, Ontario: National Literacy Secretariat.

      Monts, R. (2000). Andragogy or Pedagogy: A Discussion of Instructional Methodology for Adult Learners. Available: http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/scienceed/jinks/ci538/papers/monts.htm (Illinois State College of Education).

      Ozmon, H. and Craver, S. (2002). Philosophical Foundations of Education. Pearson Education.

      Selman, G. & Dampier, P. (1991). The Foundations of Adult Education in Canada. Toronto, Ontario: Thompson Educational Publishing.

      Vella, J. & Vella, J. K. ( 2000). Taking Learning to Task: Creative Strategies for Teaching Adults. Toronto: Wiley & Sons.

      Vella, J. & Vella, J. K. ( 2002). Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach: The Power of Dialogue in Educating Adults. Toronto: Wiley & Sons.

      Wlodkowski, R. (1998). Enhancing Adult Motivation to Learn: A Comprehensive Guide to Teaching All Adults. Jossey-Bass Inc.

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