EDAC 631 - Group 2 Spring 2021

  Assignment 5: Perspectives of Adult Education Groups Members Roles Commented On               Godwin Marcus Okyere (Group Leader) Write Implications Groups 1 and 4 Mady Folz Write Discussion Groups 3 and 4 Keila Escobedo Write Introduction Groups 1 and 4 Jason Spencer Review each section for errors, APA formatting, etc. and post to blog Groups 1 and 4   Introduction The field of adult education is complex, as those who are involved within the field see it from a variety of perspectives. Through the four interviews with professionals in the field, a few main ideas concerning the field's solidarity, recognition, value, and economic worth were presented. According to the first interview’s speaker Dr. Sharan Merriam, the first main idea claims that the field of adult education cannot be v...

  Adult Education in the 1980’s   Jason Spencer Ball State University EDAC 631 Dr. Bo Chang February 14, 2021   Y o ur n a m e C o mm e n t e d O n Jason Spencer   Rhonda Jones  Keila Escobedo   Introduction               The 1980’s are remembered as a decade filled with materialistic decadence. The rise of MTV and the Yuppie speak to this. In addition, the 1980’s saw the rise of Reaganomics, the emergence of crack-cocaine, the introduction of computers to the masses, and the AIDS crisis. Intertwined with these social aspects in the 1980’s was the focus on adult literacy and education. The world was changing politically as Ronald Regan re-worked economic policy and by the end of the decade the Berlin Wall tumbled down (National Geographic Society, 2013). The United States focused on its efforts to defeat communism as the Co...