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National and International Associations... 50 Years on
Author: Tuckett, Alan
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Adult Education,Adult Learning,Professional Associations,International Education,International Organizations,International Studies,Organizational Objectives,Organizational Theories,National Organizations,Institutional Characteristics,Institutional Mission,Institutional Role,Advocacy,Institutional Advancement,Financial Support,Change Strategies,Organizational Change,Educational Development

Looking back fifty years is a salutary experience. There is a sense that everything changes, and everything stays the same. Whilst people now have a global non-government organisation to support national bodies in the field of adult learning, most of the national members have a fragile financial base, and the International Council for Adult Education struggles to find secure funders for its global advocacy work. If the profession of adult education has grown dramatically since the 1960s, it feels in too many countries as though it is now well past its zenith, with the optimism of mass literacy campaigns in the 1970s and 1980s giving way to the narrow focus of the Millennium Development Goals--where one looks in vain for the explicit recognition of the role of adult education. In this article, the author looks back at the national and international associations and discusses the difference between the analysis of the work of national associations then and now. He argues that national and international movements will make themselves anew for the next fifty years.
An Experiment in Method
Author: Wilson, J. L. J.
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Lecture Method,Adult Education,Indigenous Populations,Cultural Relevance,Whites,Professional Development,Teachers,Administrators,Teaching Methods,Workshops,Cooperative Education

A one week's school for training in the work of Co-operatives for Aborigines was held at &quot;Tranby&quot; by the Australian Board of Missions in February this year, organized by the Rev. Alfred Clint. It was the third successive year in which such a school was held. As in former years it consisted of two courses for two groups--one for aborigines, the other for European teachers, administrators and missionaries working in aboriginal settlements. The main part of the course dealt with the principles and practices of native Co-ops and experiences with them in the Pacific, Australia and elsewhere. The author had been asked to give one lecture to the European group in 1960, on &quot;modern techniques in adult education&quot;, and feeling this was quite inappropriate, had applied the method described in this article to an aspect of their work. This had resulted in her being asked to take three sessions and try the same method with the aborigine group at the school, as well as one session with the Europeans. This article consists of a report on these sessions, together with some reflections and questions on the relevance of the method to other aspects of educators' work, in particular to that of the ordinary lecture-discussion session. The method used in the sessions reported on is not new. Americans have been using it for years. Its application in this instance arose from experience in a &quot;tutors' workshop&quot; in 1959-60, and subsequent experiments by other tutors in two short courses and with some groups.
Response to &quot;An Experiment in Method&quot; (J. L. J. Wilson)
Author: Stehlik, Tom
Date: 2010-11-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Group Discussion,Adult Education,Problem Solving,Adult Learning,Cooperative Education,Workshops,Whites,Indigenous Populations,Professional Development,Lecture Method,Teaching Methods,Educational History,Foreign Countries

This article presents the author's response to &quot;An Experiment in Method&quot; by J.L.J. Wilson. In 1960-61 Wilson was invited to give lectures on &quot;modern techniques in adult education&quot; as part of a training school for those involved in the work of developing &quot;Co-operatives for Aborigines&quot; which were sponsored by the Australian Board of Missions--the national mission agency of the Anglican Church in Australia, and an organisation that is still active. In Wilson's own words, the school &quot;consisted of two courses for two groups--one for aborigines, the other for European teachers, administrators and missionaries working in aboriginal settlements.&quot; To his credit, Wilson decided that lecturing either of the groups on modern techniques in adult education was inappropriate, and instead conducted what he considered at the time to be &quot;an experiment in method&quot;--a problem-solving approach based on group discussion using the knowledge and experience brought by the participants to an issue that was meaningful and relevant to them. The article therefore consists of a report of these sessions, with Wilson's reflections and questions on the relevance of this method more generally to adult education, compared with that of the &quot;ordinary lecture-discussion session.&quot; The author points out that the article: (1) presents a historical snapshot of a moment in adult education in Australia when an argument was being presented for the importance of introducing group methods in teaching adults--&quot;Americans have been doing it for years&quot;; and (2) gives a fascinating account of a non-Indigenous Australian grappling with ways to describe his experiences of working with a group of Indigenous Australians from different urban and rural areas and language groups.
Improving Non-Observational Experiences: Channelling and Ordering
Author: de Zeeuw, Gerard
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Research Methodology,Experience,Observation,Research Problems

That the present day society profits from research in many areas is evident. This has stimulated a keen desire to emulate similarly advantageous contributions in other areas. It appears to imply not only a need to know how to (better) support action in general or any action, but also how to support the act of making "better" itself (better businesses, better houses, better emotions, better objectives, etc.). Developing the latter type of knowledge has proved to pose a major challenge, however. Although the challenge has been taken up in areas such as social policy, economics, therapy, management, architecture, design, and others, leading to a number of responses, a complete characterisation seems still to be lacking. Such a characterisation is attempted in this article. Typical characteristics are the inclusion of non-observational experiences and a simultaneous striving for individual and collective high quality.
Reflections on the Use of Autovideography in an Undergraduate Education Context
Author: Butson, Russell
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Undergraduate Students,Video Technology,Study Habits,Technology Uses in Education,Student Behavior,Observation,Educational Research,Foreign Countries

In a recent study of undergraduates' use of information and communication technologies to support their academic work, we asked students to make video recordings of their personal study sessions. Our motivation was to capture their study practice as it occurred rather than relying solely on self-reports of their perceived or remembered practice. As we worked with the participant-created videos, we recognised their uniqueness as sources of evidence and their potential to reveal situated and authentic data. In this article, we have identified some of the complex and problematic elements of this method as we trace its evolution in our research practice. (Contains 2 figures.)
Selecting Television Programs for Language Learning: Investigating Television Programs from the Same Genre
Author: Webb, Stuart
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Television,Scripts,Classification,Morphemes,Vocabulary Development,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,Content Analysis,Word Frequency,Computer Software,Cognitive Processes,Difficulty Level,Informal Education,Learning Strategies

The scripts of 288 television episodes were analysed to determine the extent to which vocabulary reoccurs in television programs from the same subgenres and unrelated television programs from different genres. Episodes from two programs from each of the following three subgenres of the American drama genre: medical, spy/action, and criminal forensic investigation were compared with different sets of random episodes. The results showed that although there were an equivalent number of running words in each set of episodes, the episodes from programs within the same subgenre contained fewer word families than random programs. The findings also showed that low frequency word families (4000-14,000 levels) reoccur more often in programs within the same subgenre. Together the results indicate that watching programs within the same subgenre may be an effective approach to language learning with television because it reduces the lexical demands of viewing and increases the potential for vocabulary learning. (Contains 1 note and 3 tables.)
The Wellbeing of Financial Counselors: A Study of Work Stress and Job Satisfaction
Author: Griffiths, Margaret F.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Counseling Services,Job Satisfaction,Continuing Education,Foreign Countries,Statistical Analysis,Stress Management,Stress Variables,Financial Services,Well Being,Questionnaires,Mail Surveys,Performance Factors,Counselor Attitudes,Performance Technology

The valuable social and economic contribution of financial counselors receives little public attention, as discourse related to consumer credit and debt invariably focuses on the impacts of consumer defaults for consumers and the broader community. Policy makers and organizations sustaining the work of financial counselors must ensure they care for the wellbeing of the counselors who assist consumers facing financial over commitment. The study was undertaken in New South Wales (NSW), the most populous Australian state. Questionnaires were mailed to 260 financial counselors. A response rate of over 46% (N = 120) enabled detailed statistical analysis which included analysis of variance and multiple regression. The findings highlighted a number of issues relevant to continuing education and planning for financial counseling services including increasing workload, difficulties liaising with external organizations, rural counselors' isolation from support mechanisms and an aging workforce. (Contains 6 tables.)
Saving for Success: Financial Education and Savings Goal Achievement in Individual Development Accounts
Author: Grinstead, Mary L.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Attainment,Money Management,Performance Factors,Success,Goal Orientation,Achievement Need,Predictor Variables,Control Groups,Matched Groups,Financial Services,Banking,Consumer Economics,Behavioral Science Research,Individual Characteristics,Counseling Effectiveness,Counseling Services

Using microdata from the American Dream Demonstration, the current study examines factors associated with savings and savings goal achievement (indicated by a matched withdrawal) among participants of individual development account (IDA) programs. Multinomial logit results show that hours of participation in financial education programs, higher matched caps, prior use of a savings account, and greater educational attainment are each associated with a greater likelihood of savings and savings goal achievement. IDA programs need to maximize available resources, particularly financial education, to assist participants in achieving savings goals. (Contains 2 tables.)
Genre as Implicit Methodology in a Collaborative Writing Initiative
Author: Lazar, Gillian
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Collaborative Writing,Specialists,Methods,English (Second Language),Teaching Methods,Universities,Educational Certificates,Teacher Collaboration,Masters Programs,Literary Genres,Feedback (Response),Data Analysis,Writing Instruction

It is often assumed that the academic genres taught by EAP specialists at universities are fixed and stable, provide easily accessible exemplars for student writers and feature in programmes running prior or parallel to the students' courses. This paper describes a collaborative writing initiative in which these assumptions were challenged. A writing specialist collaborated with a team of academics on a Post-graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) in order to improve students' writing of a Masters-level assignment. While the writing specialist was implicitly committed to a genre-based teaching methodology, this was necessarily framed in terms of the aims of the PGCE academics, who were particularly concerned about improving student understanding of both assignment guidelines and assessment criteria. An impact study detailing positive outcomes for this collaboration, suggests that a genre-aware pedagogy can still inform a programme for writing within the disciplines even when the focus on genre is implicit. (Contains 2 notes and 1 figure.)
Tax Filing and Other Financial Behaviors of EITC-Eligible Households: Differences of Banked and Unbanked
Author: Lim, Younghee
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Financial Services,Taxes,Family (Sociological Unit),Banking,Consumer Economics,Money Management,Maximum Likelihood Statistics,Case Records,Telephone Surveys,Statistical Analysis,Family Income,Low Income Groups,Family Attitudes,Tax Credits,Tax Effort,Finance Reform,Behavior Theories

Holding a bank account is crucial to the income-maximizing and asset-building of households. This study uses 2008 survey data of EITC-eligible households assisted at Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites to document their tax filing behavior and use of Alternate Financial Services (AFS). Specifically, the differences in tax filing and AFS use between banked and unbanked EITC-eligible households are examined. Findings reveal that unbanked status is associated with a lower likelihood of receiving a federal tax refund for tax year 2007 (TY 2007), a lower likelihood of filing a federal tax return for the previous tax year (TY 2006), a lower likelihood of receiving tax refunds via direct deposit or cashing at banks, and a higher likelihood of using check cashing stores. Findings suggest that policy changes and educational efforts should continue to focus on bringing the unbanked into the financial mainstream. (Contains 2 tables.)
2011 Outstanding AFCPE[R] Conference Paper: Development and Validation of a Financial Self-Efficacy Scale
Author: Lown, Jean M.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Self Efficacy,Money Management,Measures (Individuals),Factor Analysis,Psychometrics,Program Validation,Program Development,Employee Attitudes,Behavioral Science Research,Behavior Rating Scales,Behavior Change,Test Construction,Counseling Services,Conference Papers

This study developed a 6-item Financial Self-Efficacy Scale for use by researchers, educators, counselors, and advisors. Bandura's concept of self-efficacy and Prochaska's Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change provided the theoretical framework. Scale items were adapted from Schwarzer and Jerusalem's (1995) General Self-Efficacy Scale. Psychometrics were measured using a sample of 726 university employees. Alpha reliability was 0.76. One-way ANOVA compared self-efficacy scores to respondents' assessment of their investment sophistication. Factor analysis resulted in a coherent factor with loadings ranging from 0.574 to 0.759. In addition to providing researchers with a means to measure behavioral aspects of financial management, a financial self-efficacy scale can help educators and counselors better understand, guide, and motivate their students and clients. (Contains 4 tables.)
The Impact of Financial Sophistication on Adjustable Rate Mortgage Ownership
Author: Smith, Hyrum
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Real Estate,Consumer Economics,Debt (Financial),Selection,Family (Sociological Unit),Surveys,Regression (Statistics),Family Income

The influence of a financial sophistication scale on adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) borrowing is explored. Descriptive statistics and regression analysis using recent data from the Survey of Consumer Finances reveal that ARM borrowing is driven by both the least and most financially sophisticated households but for different reasons. Less sophisticated households are more likely to choose ARMs when they are income constrained, while more sophisticated households are more likely to choose ARMs to take advantage of higher interest rate spreads between fixed-rate mortgages and ARMs. These results highlight the importance of financial sophistication in making effective mortgage decisions and the value financial counselors and planners can provide in helping households understand the benefits and risks of ARM borrowing. (Contains 3 figures, 2 tables, and 3 endnotes.)
Cracking the Code of Press Headlines: From Difficulty to Opportunity for the Foreign Language Learner
Author: White, Michael
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Native Speakers,English (Second Language),Second Language Learning,English for Special Purposes,Newspapers,Instructional Materials,Difficulty Level,Reading Comprehension,Student Motivation,Figurative Language

While press materials, are widely used both as an ESP materials resource and as a research source by ESP practitioners, press headlines in English confront the Non Native Speaker (NNS) and to some extent the Native Speaker (NS) with a notorious paradox: headlines are crafted to raise communication potential and yet, rather than communicate, they often perplex the reader. This may be devastating for motivation on the part of the English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) student where even those at advanced level suffer frustration on failing to cope with headlines. The main arguments of this article are that headline perplexity is generated by the very communicatively driven strategies used in their configurations, that these strategies form patterns and that these patterns can be singled out and analysed in such a way as to enable the student to crack the code and thereby turn a liability into an asset, a stumbling block into a stepping stone. (Contains 7 notes.)
Indian Sports Nicknames/Logos: Affective Difference between American Indian and Non-Indian College Students
Author: LaRocque, Angela R.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Emotional Disturbances,Form Classes (Languages),American Indians,College Athletics,Team Sports,Biculturalism,Cultural Awareness,College Students,Comparative Analysis,Check Lists,Measures (Individuals),Language Usage,Naming,Statistical Analysis

The use of American Indian (AI) words and images in athletic teams' nicknames, logos, and mascots remains a controversial issue. This study investigated the emotional impact of the University of North Dakota's &quot;Fighting Sioux&quot; nickname/logo on 33 AI and 36 majority culture (MC) students enrolled at the university. Participants completed the Multiple Affect Adjective Checklist-Revised (MAACL-R) before viewing two slide presentations of Fighting Sioux-related images: one neutral (i.e., non-controversial) and one controversial. Participants completed the MAACL-R after each presentation. They also completed the Nickname and Logo Distress Scale, and AI participants completed the Northern Plains Biculturalism Inventory to assess their degree of cultural orientation. Results showed that AIs experienced higher negative affect following both slide presentations than did MC participants. MC participants' affect was only changed following the controversial slide presentation. The findings suggest AI students may experience significantly higher levels of psychological distress when viewing even neutral images of AI nicknames/logos. (Contains 2 tables.)
"It Runs in the Family": Intergenerational Transmission of Historical Trauma among Urban American Indians and Alaska Natives in Culturally Specific Sobriety Maintenance Programs
Author: Myhra, Laurelle L.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Substance Abuse,Urban American Indians,American Indians,Alaska Natives,Genetics,Trauma,Ethnography,American Indian History,Self Concept,Racial Bias,Interviews,Therapy,Alcohol Abuse,Foster Care,Adoption,American Indian Culture,Cultural Awareness

The aim of this exploratory study, which was informed by ethnographic principles, was to better understand the intergenerational transmission of historical trauma among urban American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) in culturally specific sobriety maintenance programs. The results of the study were organized into 3 overarching categories, which included 10 themes that emerged contextually in relation to participants' lived experience of historical and associated traumas, substance abuse, and current involvement in a culturally specific sobriety maintenance program.
Chokka-Chaffa' Kilimpi', Chikashshiyaakni' Kilimpi': Strong Family, Strong Nation
Author: Deacon, Zermarie
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Investigations,American Indians,Tribes,Social Characteristics,Family Characteristics,Family Relationship,Cross Cultural Studies,Community Surveys,Ethnology,Resilience (Psychology),Personal Narratives,Brainstorming,Well Being,Health Conditions,Social Indicators,Social Values,Alaska Natives

To encourage the health and well-being of American Indian (AI) communities, it is first necessary to understand the meaning of health for particular tribes. As such, this investigation reports on the meaning of health and well-being for Chickasaw families. Findings from this investigation additionally highlight ways in which characteristics of strong Chickasaw families are both similar to and different from those of other AI tribes. Implications for science and practice are discussed. (Contains 5 tables.)
Health Education: Always Approved but Still Not Always on Schools' Radar
Author: Mayer, Alyssa B.
Date: 2011-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Comprehensive School Health Education,Public Health,Nongovernmental Organizations,Educational Attainment,Correlation,Educational Quality,Program Effectiveness,Educational Legislation,Taxes,Educational Finance,Educational Technology

Numerous reports and studies have touted the benefits of school health education for over five decades and extensive public health data support an association between education levels and health outcomes. This paper recounts the "tacit" approval given to school health education historically by reviewing reports issued by various governmental and nongovernmental organizations from the 1960s to the present. Whereas these reports and studies demonstrate an influence on the status of modern school health education programs, many of the barriers to effective school-based programs described 50 or more years ago continue to be challenges for school health education advocates. Additional elements that may further impact the delivery and of quality of school health education negatively in the next decade include legislation that places pressure on schools to improve students' performance on subject areas that do not include health; a declining tax base for funding education programs in general; the deterioration or complete disappearance of school health education professional preparations programs; and evolving technology that alter the ways in which students learn.