Browsing Peer Reviewed Conference Papers by Author "Briton, Derek"
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Assuming the Master's Mantle: The Pedagogue as "Subject Presumed to Know."
Briton, Derek (University of Quebec at Montreal, 1995) -
Born of Different Visions: Labour Education in Canada and the US
Briton, Derek; Spencer, Bruce (learned societies, 1995) -
The Commodification of Adult Education
Briton, Derek; Plumb, Donovan (Penn State University, 1993)Abstract: This paper discusses the consequences of cultural commodification for emancipatory adult education, arguing that while cultural commodification may generate a greater demand for adult education such market-driven ... -
Computer Networks and Labour Education
Taylor, Jeff; Briton, Derek (Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Learned Societies, 1997) -
Crediting Adult Learning
Spencer, Bruce; Briton, Derek; Gereluk, Winston (Conference of the Adult Education Research, 2000)This paper reports on the uncertainties and dilemmas experienced by three researchers as they continue to explore how informal and non-formal union-sponsored learning can be translated into college and university credits. -
Decentring the "Self" in Adult Education Practice
Briton, Derek (University of South Florida, 1996) -
Emancipation Through the Acquisition of Basic Skills: A Curriculum-Planning Process for Marginalized Adults
Briton, Derek; Collett, Dave; Cooney, Donna; Deane, Art; Scott, Sue (University of Saskatchewan, 1992)Abstract: This paper discusses the development of a curriculum planningprocess that can be employed with marginalized adult-learners. The model incorporates a range of basic "skills" identified by marginalized adults ... -
The End of Adult Education? The Formalization of Nonformal University Extension and Union Education.
Spencer, Bruce; Briton, Derek (Simon Fraser University, Harbour Centre, 1994)Abstract: This paper examines the circumstances that precipitated a shift from liberal, social purpose to vocational adult education in the UK. To the voices of those in the UK who warn of the potentially dire social ... -
From Learning to Credential
Spencer, Bruce; Briton, Derek; Gereluk, Winston (Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, 1999) -
How a FIRM (Flexibility, Innovation, Robustness, and Maturity)Argument for FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) Can Displace FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt)
Briton, Derek (In the Proceedings of the Open Source Software for Europe Conference, 2005) -
The Imaginary Institution of Adult Education: A Reassessment of the Field's Collective Identity
Briton, Derek (University of Alberta, 1995) -
Lacanian Perspectives on Knowledge, Truth, Method, Rigor,
Briton, Derek (American Educational Research Conference Association., 2002) -
Pedagogical Interventions
Carson, Terry; Briton, Derek (CSSE, Learned Societies, 1997)Conventionally, teacher education programs are set around the familiar boundaries of fixed courses—curriculum and instruction, psychology, foundations, practicum, and so forth. These elements persist for reasons of ... -
Pedagogy, Practice, and Psychoanalysis
Briton, Derek (American Educational Research Conference Association, 2000) -
Research Paradigms in Adult Education: A Dialectical Account
Briton, Derek (University of Ottawa., 1993) -
Robo Ed: Reimaging Adult Education
Briton, Derek; Plumb, Donovan (1992) -
Teaching & Research: Learning's Twin Poles
Briton, Derek (2nd Canadian Summit on the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning, 2006)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 ... -
The Truth Is That Which Runs After the Truth
Briton, Derek (Annual Standing Conference on University Teaching & Research in the Education of Adults, 2002) -
Vaclav Havel, Post-Modernism, and Modernity: The Implications for Adult Education in the West
Briton, Derek (University of Saskatchewan., 1992) -
Valuing Diversity: A Reframing Process in Thinking, Structure and Practice
Briton, Derek; Chiu, Y; Trifunov, W (1994)