Popular culture and entertainment media create an environment that has an enormous influence on all of us. We are constantly bombarded with messages that affect how we think, consciously and unconsciously, about ourselves, others, and the wider world. This environment has far more power to educate--or miseducate--than all adult education programs combined, simply because virtually everyone is immersed in it. 
Scholars and practitioners have paid relatively little attention to the role of popular culture in the field of adult education, even though many educators of adults use it in their work to teach critical media literacy, to discuss diversity and equity issues, and to explore many aspects of adult development and learning. In this volume, several practitioners illustrate and explain the ways in which they use popular culture in various adult education settings. This is the 113th volume of the Jossey-Bass quarterly report New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education.

Pop Culture/Media Adult Ed 115 (J-B ACE Single Issue Adult & Continuing Education)

Politics & Social Sciences

Tisdell, Elizabeth J.

Social Sciences

Jossey-Bass

Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education is written from the unique perspective of teacher, researcher, and author Elizabeth Tisdell who has extensive experience dealing with culture, gender, and educational equity issues in secular adult and higher education classrooms, and formerly in pastoral and religious education settings on college campuses. This important book discusses how spiritual development is informed by culture and how this knowledge is relevant to teaching and learning. For educators, an understanding of how spirituality is informed by culture, and how spirituality assists in meaning-making, can aid in their efforts to help their students' educational experiences become more transformative and culturally relevant.

Exploring Spirituality and Culture in Adult and Higher Education

Business & Money

Education & Reference

Discusses the complex issues surrounding the creation of inclusive learning environments for diverse participants. The developing body of literature on multicultural concerns in adult education, on feminist theory, & on critical & feminist pedagogies provides insights for curriculum & instructional development. Contents: planning & implementing an inclusive curriculum; pedagogy: facilitating inclusivity in the learning environment; epilogue: implications for practice, summary, & conclusions. Extensive references.

Creating Inclusive Adult Learning Environments: Insights from Multicultural Education & Feminist Pedagogy

Reference

Diane Pub Co.

The bestselling guide to qualitative research, updated and expanded Qualitative Research is the essential guide to understanding, designing, conducting, and presenting a qualitative research study. This fourth edition features new material covering mixed methods, action research, arts-based research, online data sources, and the latest in data analysis, including data analysis software packages as well as narrative and poetic analysis strategies. A new section offers multiple ways of presenting qualitative research findings. The reader-friendly, jargon-free style makes this book accessible to both novice and experienced researchers, emphasizing the role of a theoretical framework in designing a study while providing practical guidance. 
Qualitative research reaches beyond the what, where, and when of quantitative analysis to investigate the why and how behind human behavior and the reasons that govern such behavior, but this presents a number of significant challenges. This guide is an invaluable reference for students and practitioners alike, providing the deep understanding that this sometimes difficult area of research requires to produce accurate results. The book contains a step-by-step guide to analyzing qualitative data and an addendum for graduate students with a template for a thesis, dissertation, or grant application. 
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<li>Build a strong foundation in qualitative research theory and application</li> <li>Design and implement effective qualitative research studies</li> <li>Communicate findings more successfully with clear presentation</li> <li>Explore data sources, data analysis tools, and the different types of research</li> </ul>

Qualitative Research: A Guide to Design and Implementation

Education & Teaching

Merriam, Sharan B.

Higher & Continuing Education

John Wiley&Sons

Stuckey-Peyrot, Heather L.

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