Cyril O. Houle Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education Program
An innovative adult and continuing education scholarship program is now officially underway, as the Cyril O. Houle Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education Program announced its first group of recipients in June. The program, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and administered through the Department of Adult Education of The University of Georgia's School of Leadership and Lifelong Learning of the College of Education, is billed as a "program for emerging scholars in adult education from southern Africa, Latin America, and the United States of America." It is designed to address society's growing need to promote lifelong learning.
The members of the inaugural group of scholars are:
- Irane Chadibe, University of South Africa, South Africa
- Carolyn M. Clark, Texas A & M University, United States
- Javier Corvalan, Centro de Investigacion y Desarrollo de la Educacion, Chile
- Barbara J. Daley, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, United States
- Zelda Groener, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
- Juan Madrigal, Universidad Pedagogica Nacional, Mexico
- Fred M. Schied, The Pennsylvania State University, United States
- Vanessa Sheared, California State University, San Francisco State University, United States
- Peggy Sissel, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, United States
The Houle Scholarship is a two-year award that provides the recipient support to pursue research, writing, and demonstration projects in adult education. According to Kellogg Foundation officials, the model projects focus on the development of new theoretical framewoks or practical application of theory. The program will award a total of 45 scholarships -- nine each year for five years, with five from the U.S., and two each from Latin America and southern Africa. Awards are $20,000 per year for the two-year scholarship period (up to $40,000).
The program is named for Cyril O. Houle, professor emeritus of education of the University of Chicago and an internationally recognized leader in adult and continuing education. Houle, who died on May 6, 1998, was a faculty member of the University of Chicago from 1939-1978, and provided counsel to the Kellogg Foundation for some 60 years. His books include The Inquiring Mind, The Design of Education, Continuing Learning in the Professions, and Patterns of Learning.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 "to help people help themselves through the practical application of knowledge and resources to improve their quality of life and that of future generations," according to Foundation information.
For more information about the Houle Scholars Program or its application processes: Cyril O. Houle Scholarship Programs, Department of Adult Education, The University of Georgia, 423 River's Crossing, 850 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia 30602-4811, U.S.A., phone: 706-542-2214 or 800-816-3382, Fax: 706-542-4024, or visit the web site. Application deadline for 1999 scholarships is August 1, 1998.
(Information for this article was gathered from the Web sites of the Houle Scholars, the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, and from UGA's Department of Adult Education.)
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