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Usher, Robin

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Lo(o)s(en)ing the Boundaries: From "Education" to "Lifelong Learning."

Year: 1998 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Examines such trends as vocationalization, marketization, and the commodification of knowledge within the discourse of lifelong learning. Explores the concept of boundaries in education and lifelong learning and the impl...
University Adult Education in the Postmodern Moment: Trends and Challenges.

Year: 1997 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Examines the prospects for university adult education from a perspective of postmodernity. Reviews the economic, social, and cultural dimensions of the postmodern condition and implications for understanding knowledge, e...
Re-Examining the Place of Disciplines in Adult Education.

Year: 1993 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

Adult education as a field of study cannot be located in disciplines without negating the goal of empowerment. Adult education as a field of study is best located in adult education as a critical practice. (SK)...
Re-examining the Theory-Practice Relationship in Continuing Professional Education.

Year: 1987 • Source: eric.ed.gov • External Catalog

This revised view considers different approaches to both practice and theory and sees the two elements as interactive and mutually enriching. (MSE)...