Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education
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An Invitation to the Dance: The Importance of Practitioners Undertaking Research in Adult and Continuing Education
No full textIs research a necessary, or even a desirable, activity for adult and continuing education practitioners? Why, on top of all of the other roles and expectations, such as generating sufficient revenue, would practitioners choose to add research to their long list of other responsibilities--especially when it doesn\u27t seem important to many of their colleagues or to their deans/directors? This paper explores these questions with the objective of convincing at least some of the practitioners who read this article that they should be engaged in research activities. Indeed, in some cases, it is likely that readers who think that they don\u27t do research will be persuaded that they are presently engaged in forms of research!The paper begins with a review of the literature in an effort to assess the level of research activity presently undertaken by practitioners. Next, a variety of perspectives about what is meant by the term "research" is explored. In the following section, barriers to practitioners doing research are considered, and, finally, the arguments for practitioners doing research are examined.While this paper is aimed at adult and continuing education practitioners in general, it has been written with a particular focus upon the membership of CAUCE
Research in University Continuing Education is Dead: Long Live Reflective Practice
No full textJack Blaney\u27s and Gordon Thompson\u27s arguments in support of research in university continuing education units are countered as being implausible, wishful thinking, and not in keeping with actual behaviours in CE units. Rather than pursue the elusive goal of full acceptance into academe through research, informed professional practice is proposed
The Tweedie Years, 1949 - 1975: Continuing Education Division The University of Manitoba
No full textThe Continuing Education Division at The University of Manitoba was established in November 1949 as the Department of Extension and Adult Education, with a major responsibility for providing advisory and coordinating services to adult education organizations in Manitoba. This paper marks some accomplishments of Stuart Tweedie over his 25 years as Director of Continuing Education at The University of Manitoba
Economic Globilization: A Need for Alternative Visions
No full textThis article argues against the economic globalization agenda. It describes the impact of economic globalization on Canada, explores ways for university adult educators to challenge the pro-globalization forces, and calls for adult educators to take a strong stand on this issue
University Continuing Education Units\u27 Commitment to Research: Program Development as Scholarly Work
No full textThe assumption that there is a positive relationship between research activity and program performance was tested. Thirty program directors were systematically rated on program performance and research activity to determine the degree of correlation, if any, between the two sets of ratings. Analysis of the data indicated there was no relationship between program performance and research activity. Nonetheless, Blaney believes that program personnel should be involved in scholarly work. He proposes a broader definition of scholarship and discusses three reasons for encouraging programmers to pursue scholarly work
Strengthening Adult and Continuing Education: A Global Perspective on Synergistic Leadership
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The Further Educational Needs of Dental Hygienists
No full textDental hygiene is an occupation that is beginning to assume the status of a profession. The research reported in this paper focuses on the perceptions of education as it relates to the professional status of dental hygienists, as well as on some aspects of their continuing education needs. It is taken from a study of dental hygienists and dentists in Alberta, which investigated the perceptions of both groups of the status of dental hygiene as a profession.Data for the study was collected from focus groups of dental hygienists and questionnaires administered to both dentists and hygienists in Alberta.While the study showed support among dental hygienists as a group for further education, as well as for the notion of mandated continuing education, there was uncertainty about what forms it should take and whether it would in fact be needed by the majority of hygienists engaged in traditional practice, views that were shared by the dentists in the study. Of particular interest in the study were the views of the respondents on the baccalaureate in dental hygiene, which is seen by Dental Hygienists\u27 Associations as being an important step in the evolution of dental hygiene as a profession. The respondents in the study were quite sharply divided over the need for the degree: dental hygienists in nontraditional careers were supportive of the idea, while those engaged in traditional practice, as well as the dentists, were less so. The findings of this study, which indicate a division within the ranks of dental hygienists, have considerable importance for those who are charged with charting the future of dental hygiene