Alan Thomas

Professor
Ph.D. (Columbia)

Department of Adult Education, Community Development and Counselling Psychology

Telephone: (416) 923 - 6641 ext. 2350
Fax: (416) 926 - 4749
email: athomas@oise.utoronto.ca

Address:

AECDCP
OISE/UT
252 Bloor Street West
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 1V6

Research Interests

The discourse between Learning and Education; Prior Learning Assessment; Learning and the Law; Comparative Studies in Adult Education; Adult Education and Public Policy.

Courses

AEC1100F Outline of Adult Education

AEC3117 Learning and the Law

AEC3125 Continuing Education of Professional Personnel: Principles, Modes, and Problems

Publication titles

A.M.Thomas - "Beyond Education " - Jossey Bass, 1991

S. Scott, B. Spencer, A. Thomas - "Learning For Life" - Thompson Educational Publishers, 1998

A. Thomas & Edward Plowman - "Learning and Development" - OISE Press, 1987

A. Thomas - " The Student; A Natural History" - CASAE Conference Proceedings, 1997

Field activities

Board Member - Elderhostel Canada

Board Member - The Carold Institute (Support for Voluntary Action and Organizations)

Board Member - Toronto Adult Students Association

Active in various Prior Learning Assessment Organizations