Constructing a New Vision for Immigrant Adult Education: A Framework of Intentional Teaching Practices for Adult Educators

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Abstract

This paper offers a new vision of educational research on intentional teaching practices explored with immigrant women learners in Canada. The research aimed to examine the challenges encountered by recently immigrated adult women in Canada and, through a community-based research project, conceptualize a pathway for adult educators to construct more equitable futures for immigrant education and community building. Based upon the findings from one-on-one semi-structured participant interviews, an educational framework with five intentional teaching priorities was developed to support adult educators working with immigrant adult learners. This framework and research validate that adult education has the means to challenge the historical injustices and help contribute to forming more equitable educational futures by fostering more humanizing learning opportunities for immigrant learners.

Author

• Emily Dobrich, University of Toronto - OISE