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