Marie Michael Library
Coady International Institute
Adult Education Links
Associations and Research Centres
- Adult Learning Australia, the umbrella organization of adult learning agencies in Australia, who provide a range of research reports on their site.
- African Platform for Adult Education, aims to establish an African civil society capable of influencing decisions concerning literacy and adult education.
- ALADIN - Adult Learning Documentation and Information Network, a UNESCO sponsored network whose mission is "networking and capacity-building of adult-learning documentation and information services for a global network of networks."
- Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education
- Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE)
- CASAE -- Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education
- Catalyst Centre, popular education directory.
- Change Agency Education and Training Institute, an activist education initiative. The organization works with community organizers and activists in the Australia Pacific region.
- Colectivo Flatlander, building a movement for social, political and racial justice by working with communities who are engaged in these struggles.
- Commonwealth of Learning
- Community-Based Research Canada (CBRC) is a network engaged in community-based research to meet the needs of people and communities.
- Development Education Association
- Highlander Research and Education Center
- International Council for Adult Education
- National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE)
- Pedagogy & Theatre of the Oppressed, PTO is inspired by the work of Paulo Freire and Augusto Boal "To challenge oppressive systems by promoting critical thinking and social justice" and consist of liberatory educators, activists, and artists; and community organizers.
- St.F.X. Department of Adult Education
- Training for Change, promotes activist training for groups standing up to justice, peace, and the environment through strategic nonviolence.
- Transformative Learning Centre, OISE/University of Toronto
- Trapese Popular Education Collective offers workshops and training aimed at inspiring and promoting action for changing our world.
- UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)
- UNEVOC-UNESCO International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training
Conferences and Events
Databases, Journals and Other Online Resources
- Action Research and Co-operative Inquiry, articles by Peter Reason.
- Active Reviewing Guide, by Roger Greenaway.
- Adult Education and Development, concerned with issues relating to practice and new research findings about adult education.
- The Adult Learner Journal, issues available: 1999-2005, 2007+.
- Aluka, online digital library of scholarly resources from and about Africa.
- British Education Index - Database of conference papers, working papers and electronic literature on educational research, policy and practice.
- Canadian Journal of Higher Education, issues available: 37(2007) - current.
- Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, issues available: 13(1999) - current. STFX access only.
- Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education
- The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society contains articles on contemplative pedagogy.
- Critical Readings on Assessing and Learning for Social Change: A Review, I. Guijt, (2008). IDS Development Bibliography 21.
- ERIC Database, select "Advanced Search" to refine your search. Full-text ERIC Documents (ED) are available online from 1993-2004. Documents prior to 1993 are available on microfiche from the Angus L. Macdonald Library.
- The Change Agent: Adult Education for Social Justice
- Everyday Democracy, a website full of resources for helping local communities find ways for people to think, talk and work together to solve problems.
- Gender and Adult Learning in Canada, a portal that supports educators and women's organizations active in adult learning.
- History of Education: Selected moments of the 20th century, compiled by D. Schugurensky.
- Informal Education - Includes an encyclopedia of informal education and lifelong learning.
- International Journal of Lifelong Education, issues available: 16(1997) - current. (STFX access only).
- International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, an e-journal to advance research, theory and best practice in open and distance learning worldwide. Issues available: Vol. 1 (2000)-current.
- Journal of Extension (JOE), is published by the U.S. Cooperative Extension System. It is a research and knowledge base for Extension professionals and other adult educators. Issues available: Full archive, 1963-current.
- Journal of Transformative Education, issues available: 1(2003) - current. (STFX access only).
- Learning and teaching for transformation, a global dialogue exploring relationships between education, participation and social change.
- Michael Newman: Educator writes about adult education and social and political action. This website provides free access to three of his most recent books.
- National Adult Literacy Database, includes the Directory of Canadian Adult Literacy Research.
- New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, issues available: vol. 1, 1987-current.
- Open Training Platform, advocates open content in non-formal education.
- The Open University in the UK offers distance learning courses and adult education.
- The Popular Education News, connects community-based educators and activists to resources for improving work in social movements.
- Regroupement des centres d'amitié autochtones du Québec. (2009). Portrait of literacy within the Québec Native Friendship Centres Movement.
- Rubenson, K., Desjardins, R., & Yoon, Ee-Suel. (2007). Adult learning in Canada: A comparative perspective: Results from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey.
- Self-Directed Learning Information, by Roger Hiemstra.
- The SPARC Open Access Newsletter, this newsletter contains news and analysis of the open-access movement and explores how the internet is transforming scholarly research and publication.
- Studies in Continuing Education, issues available: 19(1997) - current. (STFX access only).
- Theses Canada Portal, access point for Canadian theses and information about the Theses Canada program.
Manuals and Training Tools
- Appreciative Inquiry Commons - Readily available tools, articles and manuals.
- Handbook for Literacy and Non-Formal Education Facilitators in Africa, UNESCO, (2006).
- Learning and Teaching for Transformation, a global dialogue exploring relationships between education, participation and social change. From participation.net, IDS.
- Literacy, Gender and Social Agency: Adventures in Empowerment: A research report for ActionAid UK, M. Fiedrich & A. Jellema, (2003).
- Securing the Right to Learn, advocacy manual produced by NIACE.
- Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education (STRIDE), series of distance education publications.
- Training Trainers for Development, CEDPA
The library has one printed edition. Call Number: 301.155 C326t
- The Wall Workshop, developed by Bev Burke and Suzanne Doerge, is "an educational tool designed to do a gender analysis of the global economy starting with women's experiences."
Research and Writing Support
- Refworks tutorials:
- Research Processes and Methods, Coady Institute, includes links to a variety of sites providing information on research methods and writing skills.
Updated: April, 2010