practical context of thorny questions about the 'invisible' nature of much organizational action, the status of personal 'experience', and 'documents' as data, and the significance of organizational subcultures and power politics for research design, conduct and analysis. . AEC1131 H Special Topics in Adult Education: Feminist Research and Adult Education This course asks a major question: what is feminist research? We answer this question by (a) examining major feminist frameworks and their assumptions, (b) exploring the various techniques used in feminist research, (c) discussing the methodological and ethical issues of conducting feminist research, and (d) examining research partnership issues between academics and community-based researchers. This course aims to provide an overview of the major issues in feminist research of interest to adult educators. AEC1131 H Special Topics in Adult Education: Social Inequality, Health, and Aging The primary theme of this course is how social positions in work organizations and community settings affect inequalities in individual health. The course also examines socioeconomic inequality at the community level, and its effect upon social capital, and the influence of social capital on morbidity and mortality. Both topics will relate to the concept of successful aging. Research on Israeli kibbutzim will be used to illustrate many of the concepts. AEC1131 H Special Topics in Adult Education: Walking Together, Talking Together: The Praxis of Reconciliation Humans are fundamentally social creatures, depending on good relationships with those around us for optimal functioning. When harm is done in these relationships people suffer. If restoration does not occur