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Adult Students "At-Risk": Culture Bias in Higher Education »
Authors: Timothy William Quinnan, William G. Tierney
ISBN-13: 9780897895224, ISBN-10: 0897895223
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: July 1997
Edition: (Non-applicable)
Author Biography: Timothy William Quinnan
TIMOTHY WILLIAM QUINNAN is Assistant Dean and Chief Student Affairs Officer at Raymond Walters College at the University of Cincinnati.
Book Synopsis
This work analyzes the current state of the adult student experience in higher education, exploring the organizational, instructional, and interpersonal barriers that adults face in reaching their educational goals.
Table of Contents
| Series Foreword | ||
| Foreword | ||
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| 1 | A Critical Analysis of Adult Higher Education: Research Question and Methods | 7 |
| 2 | Adult Students "At-Risk": Theoretical Definitions | 27 |
| 3 | The Political Economy of Adult Education: A Critical Theory Perspective | 45 |
| 4 | Adult Students' "Stories of Struggle": A Critical Field Study | 65 |
| 5 | Postmodern Possibilities in Adult Education | 85 |
| 6 | Critical-Postmodern Leadership for Adult Education | 107 |
| Postscript | 133 | |
| Bibliography | 139 | |
| Index | 153 |
Subjects
Education & Teaching
Adult & Continuing Education Adult education -> United States
Education & Teaching Educational Levels & Settings Adult & Continuing Education
Education & Teaching Educational Levels & Settings Higher Education - General & Miscellaneous
Nonfiction Philosophy Major Branches of Philosophical Study
Nonfiction Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous
Philosophy Major Branches of Philosophical Study Social Philosophy
Science & Nature Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous
Social Sciences General & Miscellaneous Discrimination & Prejudice
Adult & Continuing Education Adult education -> United StatesEducation & Teaching
Educational Levels & Settings Adult & Continuing EducationEducation & Teaching
Educational Levels & Settings Higher Education - General & MiscellaneousNonfiction
Philosophy Major Branches of Philosophical StudyNonfiction
Social Sciences General & MiscellaneousPhilosophy
Major Branches of Philosophical Study Social PhilosophyScience & Nature
Social Sciences General & MiscellaneousSocial Sciences
General & Miscellaneous Discrimination & Prejudice
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