Grounding Adult Education Research in Rural Areas

Reforms and policy : adult education research in Nordic countries / S. Tosse & P. Falkencrone & A. Puurula & B. Bergstedt (toim.). Trondheim : Tapir Academic Press, 2000.

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The Methodological Underdog: A Review of Quantitative Research in the Key Adult Education Journals

Adult Education Quarterly ◽

10.1177/0741713617739347 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 68 (1) ◽

pp. 63-79 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ellen Boeren

Keyword(s):

Data Mining ◽

Qualitative Research ◽

Education Research ◽

Adult Education ◽

Continuing Education ◽

Lifelong Learning ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Critical Discussion ◽

Journal Articles ◽

Quantitative And Qualitative Research

An examination of articles published in leading adult education journals demonstrates that qualitative research dominates. To better understand this situation, a review of journal articles reporting on quantitative research has been undertaken by the author of this article. Differences in methodological strengths and weaknesses between quantitative and qualitative research are discussed, followed by a data mining exercise on 1,089 journal articles published in Adult Education Quarterly, Studies in Continuing Education, and International Journal of Lifelong Learning. A categorization of quantitative adult education research is presented, as well as a critical discussion on why quantitative adult education does not seem to be widespread in the key adult education journals.

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ICT-Supported Education for Sustainable Development of South Korean Rural Communities

Regional Development ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-0882-5.ch408 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 769-785

Author(s):

K. P. Joo

Keyword(s):

Adult Education ◽

Rural Communities ◽

South Korea ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Urban Areas ◽

The South ◽

Social Challenges ◽

Rural And Urban Areas ◽

South Korean ◽

Rural And Urban

The rural communities in South Korea have faced serious challenges as the country has gradually opened the agricultural market and extended the conclusion of Free Trade Agreement with more and more countries. Moreover, due to the national socio-economic and political structures, South Korea has been undergoing the technological imbalance between rural and urban areas. In order to cope with these vital social challenges, the South Korean government has exerted considerable investment and effort in establishing ICT knowledge and skills as well as infrastructure in rural areas. Thus, conceptualizing ICT in the context of adult education, this chapter addresses three ICT-supported adult education programs oriented toward developing ICT skills and competencies of people in agricultural areas of South Korea. The South Korean cases of agricultural ICT education represent the vast and concentrated national efforts in integrating ICT across rural areas in this fast changing global situation.

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