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The study of adult education at UBC, 1957-1985 Damer, Eric John
Abstract
In 1957, The University of British Columbia launched Canada's first degree-granting program in adult education. It subsequently grew to be one of the largest departments in the Faculty of Education, and recognized internationally for its work. As it grew, however, the program lost its initial administrative privilege. This study asks why UBC had the honour of this Canadian "first," and how the program flowed and ebbed. It shows the relations between the department's administrative and intellectual activities, and how the program fit British Columbia's social development more generally. The study concludes that the successes were largely opportunistic, as the program profited from the changing face of higher education more generally and privileges secured under an early administrative regime. The program's failure was that it did not create a stable identity independent of these opportunities: it failed to gain recognition from academic outsiders as the home of distinct adult education research and knowledge, and it failed to become the gatekeeper of a controlled profession.
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The study of adult education at UBC, 1957-1985
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University of British Columbia
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2000
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In 1957, The University of British Columbia launched Canada's first degree-granting
program in adult education. It subsequently grew to be one of the largest departments in the
Faculty of Education, and recognized internationally for its work. As it grew, however, the
program lost its initial administrative privilege. This study asks why UBC had the honour of
this Canadian "first," and how the program flowed and ebbed. It shows the relations between the
department's administrative and intellectual activities, and how the program fit British
Columbia's social development more generally. The study concludes that the successes were
largely opportunistic, as the program profited from the changing face of higher education more
generally and privileges secured under an early administrative regime. The program's failure was
that it did not create a stable identity independent of these opportunities: it failed to gain
recognition from academic outsiders as the home of distinct adult education research and
knowledge, and it failed to become the gatekeeper of a controlled profession.
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eng
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2009-07-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0055561
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University of British Columbia
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2000-11
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Graduate
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