Current organizations and impacts of adult and community education
The five video interviews below, with Youtube links, are in the vein of qualitative research, using consistent questioning such as:
? What type of education are you most involved with? Informal, Formal, Non-formal
? What impact have you had as an educator or organization?
? Describe how you have responded to needs identified in adult and community education
?What do you see changing and what are you excited about in ACE?
- Landmark is a non-formal inquiry-based adult education organization.
- Continuing ed. credit is sometimes available.
- Focus is on language and empowerment in achieving outcomes.
- Student-centered, direction is determined by individuals and groups.
-Constructivist in ideology, shared commitments to action.
-International Baccalaureate
- Extension service operates out of Land grant college.
- Mostly non-formal ed, some formal.
- Network of resources accessed for local applications
-'High touch' and personal education for solving problems
- New farmer program links w local ag experience plus accounting, marketing training
-Community activism, citizenry are important
- Informal education and shared goals
-Responding to what is needed in community
- Non-profit board and long history
- Volunteerism and many opportunities to participate
-Performances by all ages
-Non-formal ed. linking community with local and world artists
-RokSkool for teens
-Student-centered, responds to desire of group/individual
-Large community performance arts event "SunFest"
- Law enforcement is an education organization
- Formal education for certifications/trainings
- Education tools have to fail before enforcement/citations
- Ongoing in-service education
- Public safety and the 'authority of the resource'
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