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On-line versions of books authored, co-authored, or edited by Roger Hiemstra (please adhere to the copyright rules described in each resource).

Creating Environments for Effective Adult Learning

The Educative Community

Individualizing Instruction: Making Learning Personal, Empowering, and Successful

Lifelong Learning: An Exploration of Adult and Continuing Education Within a Setting of Lifelong Learning Needs,

Overcoming Resistance to Self-Direction in Adult Learning

Self-Direction in Adult Learning: Perspectives on Theory, Research, and Practice

Changing Approaches to Studying Adult Education

A newly developed supplement follows. It is designed to help the interested reader develop expertise in understanding adult and continuing education thorugh self-study efforts. It combines material developed by Roger Hiemstra with other relevant material.

The Lifelong Learning Reader

Background information on Roger Hiemstra, including genealogy information on the Hiemstra line.

General information related to the field of adult education or an introduction to adult education , including a reference piece related to developing a personal philosophy statement, Howard McClusky's "Theory of Margin", and material on andragogy and Malcolm Knowles.

General information related to contemporary issues in adult education .

General information related to distance education and computer-mediated distance education.

Instruction and learning-related materials.

Conference planning and management-related materials.

Research methods and materials, especially as they relate to the teaching or training of adults.

Material related to a capstone or advanced understanding of adult education or training adults.

Material related to Ethics and the Adult and Continuing Educator.

Self-Directed Learning Information, a link to the self-directed learning home page. This also includes information on the annual International Self-Directed Learning Symposium, the subsequent annual publications, and the on-line Journal, International Journal of Self-Directed Learning. Material required for completing citations on the annual publications according to the APA (5th) stylistic requirements is included, too. Please join us for the 20th International Self-Directed Learning Symposium in Cocoa Beach, Florida- February 8-11, 2006. More details will be posted soon. The site also contains information on the annual Malcolm Knowles Memorial Self-Directed Learning Award.

Here is information related to educational gerontology, gerontology, and working with older adults.

The Human Resource Development Enterprises (HRDE), under the leadership of Dr. Gary J. Confessore, has facilitated adult learning, continuing professional education, higher education, and workplace learning since 1989. They have consulting teams that specialize in the development of systems that encourage, support, and certify both formally and informally acquired learning.

Self-Directed Learning Tools, Techniques, and Resources

Kellogg Project, Syracuse University, 1986-1993, Final Report , a Kellogg Project Photo Gallary, and Kellogg Project Publications (Breaking New Ground and English Language Adult Education Books)

Adult Education History Project, containing some OCR'd text.

The Vincent Motto Sheet Music Collection is a remarkably diverse compilation of 35,000 sheets of popular American tunes from the last 150 years. It also includes 500 reference books and assorted materials in different formats. A remarkable resource for a researcher interested in music or for a musician looking for that hard to find musical piece.

Learn about Sam May, a well-known abolitionist, reformer, minister, and supporter of education. Click on Samuel J. May at this site. Additionally, here is a description of various materials written about Rev. May.

In addition, learn about some of the history of the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist church in Syracuse, New York, where Sam May was a minister for several years. There is much there for religious scholars and others interested in the development of a church over a nearly 170 year period. There also is a description of the church materials stored at the Syracuse University Library's Arents Archives. Finally, here is an historical sketch of the May Memorial Church from 1838-1938, entitled A Backward Glance O'er Traveled Roads.

International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame members can be viewed via the personal vita project below

Learning History by Studying Adult Education Leaders: I 'm working on a "personal vita" project, where the vitas of past and current adult education leaders are displayed in a common format. Your contributions are welcome. Following are those individuals already included:

Ralph G. Brockett	Stephen Brookfield	Beverly Cassara	Phyllis Cunningham	Frederick Douglass	W. E. B. Du Bois
Dorothy Canfield Fisher	Paulo Freire	Nancy F. Gadbow	Robert J. Havighurst	Andrew Hendrickson	Roger Hiemstra
Cyril Houle	Carol E. Kasworm	Malcolm Knowles	Eduard Lindeman	Jack London	A. A. "Sandy" Liveright
Alain Locke	Howard McClusky	Sharan B. Merriam	John Ohliger (John's eulogy)	Alice Elvira Freeman Palmer	John M. Peters
Margaret Sanger	Paul H. Sheats	Elizabeth Cady Stanton	Edward Thorndike	Mary Alice Wolf	Frances "Fanny" Wright

Be sure to look at Dr. James Atherton's great site on learning and teaching in college, adult and professional education

Home of The Basic Cozy Grammar Course: A comprehensive, easy-to-follow curriculum in basic English grammar. Comes complete with two videos and a workbook/study guide. A fun and whimsical approach to learning grammar. Appropriate for ages 9 to adult.

APA Primer (4th edition) -- hints on how to write with this American Psychological Association-sanctioned stylistic guideline -- or the APA Primer (5th edition), their newest edition.

Some helpful writing hints on gender-neutral writing and on shortening a manuscript.

Some ideas on writing an executive summary.

Various journal's stylistic guidelines.

Have you ever wanted to find just the right mailing list directory? This site Helps you find list servs of various types and this one Improves your searching capabilities and efficiencies, suggestions for searching shortcuts, etc.

If you are interested in a group building technique, try the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon activity.

Click here for help in publishing your journal articles

Click here for information on an on-line dictionary developed by Dr. Bob Parks.

Click here for information from an on-line encyclopedia.

Click here for information on another neat encyclopedia, the 1Up Info encyclopedia. Browse articles within a variety of topical ares, such as history, literature, people, places, sports, everyday life, etc.

Encyclopedia Brittanica, the biggest encyclopedia of all.

Click here for an atlas or if you need directions to some location, or try the following

For a different atlas perspective.

Here are some neat sites related to training.

Here is a quiz to test your knowledge about older adults and the aging process?

A second quiz on your knowledge of older adults and the aging process.

Here is a quiz on basic trivia.

Strategies for dealing with workplace transitions: An important role for continuing higher education.

Computerized distance education: A future for higher education.

Self-advocacy and self-directed learning.

European views of self-directed learning a review of this book edited by Gerald Straka.

Founding of the AEA of the USA--1949-1955: Crucial roles played by Howard McClusky, Malcolm Knowles, and Cyril Houle. A paper presented by Roger Hiemstra at the 2003 International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, March 7, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

Recognition of Cyril Houle's and Thurman White's Work in Adult Education and the Armed Services. A paper presented by Clinton L. Anderson at the 2003 International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame, March 7, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

Howard Yale McClusky: Adult Education Pioneer. A paper presented by Roger Hiemstra at a CNY-CACE meeting, May 30, 1990, Syracuse, NY.

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