Stepping In and Stepping Out: Adult Educators Teaching in a Teacher Preparation Program

Authors

  • Janet Groen University of Calgary
  • Colleen Anne Kawalilak University of Calgary

Abstract

In this paper we offer an account of our own experiences of transition during a restructuring of our Faculty of Education which necessitated addressing and transcending a perceived boundary to bring adult education scholarship and practice into a two-year, ‘BEd After’ degree program preparing pre-service teachers for the K-12 school system. As we explore the tensions of stepping out of the margins and stepping into the mainstream, we explore how our voice, as adult educators, has the potential to offer an alternative perspective, not only within our own adult education classes and with each other as colleagues, but within broader faculty and university change. 

Author Biographies

Janet Groen, University of Calgary

Associate Professor

Co-Chair: Educational Studies in Adult Learning (EDAL)

Werklund School of Education

 

Colleen Anne Kawalilak, University of Calgary

Associate Dean International
Associate Professor
Co-Chair: Education Studies in Adult Learning

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Published

2014-03-30

How to Cite

Groen, J., & Kawalilak, C. A. (2014). Stepping In and Stepping Out: Adult Educators Teaching in a Teacher Preparation Program. Canadian Journal for the Study of Adult Education, 26(2 SI), 47–58. Retrieved from https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/index.php/cjsae/article/view/3022

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