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The Imaginary Institution of Adult Education: A Reassessment of the Field's Collective Identity
This paper draws upon central concepts from the psychoanalytic tradition, and the work of several theorists working in that tradition – Copjec, Lacan, Laclau & Moffe, Lefort, and Zizek – to explain the identity crisis confronting the institution of adult education and outline a potential course of action for adult educators
Teaching & Research: Learning's Twin Poles
One reason I wanted to be here today is
because I have a nagging concern about
the drive to incorporate research more
explicitly into teaching.
It’s reminiscent of the drive for "quality"
education in schools, which is also, in
principle, very difficult to argue against.
The problem with terms such as "research"
and "quality" is how they are defined.
Many people did, in fact, begin arguing
against "quality" education once it became
apparent that the measure of quality was
standardized testing.
I have a similar concern about how some
may choose to define "research" and how it
will be measured.
I’m particularly concerned that it NOT be
about indoctrinating students into
preordained research methods so they can
better meet funders’ and industry’s goals for
more applied research