John
M. Peters
Personal
Vita
2/21/91
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by John Peters
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John M.
Peters.
[John
Marshall Peters; J.M. Peters]
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Data compiled
by John Peters.
Bio/hist_note
Born in
Laurel County, KY, 9/25/41, son of Roy and Edna Peters. Married to Sandra
Fiechter, 9/5/64. Professor and Coordinator of Adult Education, Department
of Technological and Adult Education, The University of Tennessee,
Knoxville.
Honors:
1985
Professional Development Award from the Office of the
Provost
Education
B.S.:
University of Kentucky
1963
M.S.:
N.C. State
University
1966
Ed.D.:
N.C. State
University
1968
Work_history
1984-Present THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE:
Professor and Coordinator of Adult Education, Department of Technological
and Adult Education. Graduate and undergraduate teaching, research and service.
Co-director, Transcollege Ph.D Seminar. Acting Director, Center for Literacy
Studies, Fall Semester, 1988. Director and Principal Investigator, Artificial
Intelligence Research Project.
1976-1983
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE: Professor of Adult Education, Department
of Continuing and Higher Education. Teaching, research and service. Director,
Title I Projects; Director, Administrative External Program; Principal
Investigator and Director, National Institute of Education research
project.
1971-75
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE: Associate Professor of Adult Education,
Department of Continuing and Higher Education. Teaching, research and service.
Director of Training Program in Adult Basic Education. Responsible for developing
graduate program in adult education and authoring course proposals. Director,
Title I, HEA and Southern Regional Education Board projects and
Director/Principal Investigator of research project on self-instructional
teacher training modules. Developer and director of Adult Learning
Center.
1970-71
THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE: Assistant Professor of Adult Education,
Department of Continuing Higher Education. Responsibilities similar to above
position.
1968-70
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor of Adult Education.
Teaching and research. Academic supervisor of community college interns.
Director of research utilization project. Research Associate in Experimental
and Demonstration Project.
1967-68
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY: Research Associate and Instructor,
Department of Adult Education. Associate Director and Acting Director of
longitudinal research project on adult basic education and occupational
adjustment and acculturation.
1968
LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER: Faculty Fellow, ASEE-NASA Summer Faculty
Fellowship Program in Engineering Systems Design.
1964-67
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY: Research
assistantships.
1964
U.S. ARMY ACTIVE RESERVE
1963-64
ASSISTANT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENT: Madison County,
Kentucky.
Visiting Positions and
Lectureships
1979
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY: Visiting Professor, Department of
Adult and Community College Education.
1978-79
CORNELL UNIVERSITY: Visiting Professor, Department of Human Services
Studies.
1975-76
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA: Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Visiting
Associate Professor, Department of Adult Education.
Assoc_subjects
Problem-Solving
Self-Directed
Learning
Quality
of Life
Expert
Systems Technologies
Training
Systems
Adult
Learning
Program
Development
Adult
Development
Research
or development activities in progress:
The research on expert systems is continuing, with special applications
to training systems.
A new research line has been initiated in the area of quality of life
and adult development. Two studies of the quality of life of former hospital
patients are nearly completed, and additional studies are planned for
1991-92.
The research program focuses on self-directed learning and problem
solving processes of adults in naturalistic settings, with a focus on the
application of expert systems technologies to the study of reasoning and
thinking processes of adult learners. This focus relates to a broader concern
among adult education researchers and theorists for an understanding of how
adults learn and process information when faced with problematic situations
outside formal classroom environments.
The current stage of research involves the development of a knowledge
acquisition methodology for building expert systems. Involved is a set of
procedures for interviewing an expert and for analyzing the protocols for
rules and domain knowledge. Expert systems are regarded as unique and powerful
tools for simulating the reasoning and thinking of adults in natural settings.
Such a simulation technique is intended to serve as a new experimental
environment for the study of adult learning processes.
Current activities include a study of the relationship of clinical
experiences to changes in the content and structure of student teachers'
reasoning about designing and conducting instructional programs.
Assoc_organiz
Past Secretary, Adult Education Association of the USA
Past Secretary, VicePresident, President, Tennessee Adult Education
Association
Member of Executive Committee, Commission of Professors of Adult Education
American Society of Training and Development
Program Director, International Conference of the Commission for Adult
Basic Education
Program Chair for National Conference of Commission on
Adult
Basic Education.
Assoc_evnts/proj
Contracts
or grants from external agencies:
Center for Literacy Studies, a contract between the College of Education
and the Tennessee State Department of Education,
1988-present.
"Relationship of Nonformal Adult Learning to Adult Problem Solving."
National Institute of Education, 1979-81, $173,098.
"Staff Assistance in Community Growth and Leadership Development."
U.S. Office of Education, Title I, Higher Education Act, 1975-76,
$74,227.
"Tennessee Reading Academy for Adults and Out-of-School Youth." U.S.
Office of Education, 1975, $73,693.
"Staff Assistance to Public Community Colleges, II." U.S. Office of
Education, Title I, HEA., 1974-75, $89,542.
"Adult Learning Projects: A Study of Adult Learning in Urban and Rural
Tennessee." Tennessee Valley Authority, 1972-74, $20,022.
"Staff Assistance to Public Community Colleges." U.S. Office of Education,
Title I, HEA, 1973-74, $62,781.
"Public Community College Project." U.S. Office of Education, Title
I, HEA, 1972-73, $25,961.
"Training Program in Adult Education." U.S. Office of Education, Title
1, HEA, 1970-72, $35,000.
"A Feasibility Study for Development of Self-Instructional Training
for Teachers and Adult Basic Education." Morehead State University and U.S.
Office of Education, 1971, $3,050.
"Research Utilization and Training In Adult Education." Maryland State
Department of Education and North Carolina State University, 1969-70,
$8,000.
"Identification of Behaviors Critical to the Adult Educator's Role."
U.S. Office of Education, 1966-68, $87,638.
An Evaluation of the Parent Enrichment Project, a national demonstration
project funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, ACYF
and Office of Private Sector Initiatives (1986-88).
An evaluation of the In-Service Education for Cooperative Extension
Project, a national (three-year) project funded by the Kellogg Foundation
and administered by North Carolina State University
(1985-88).
An evaluation of professional development courses developed and
implemented by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(1981-88).
An evaluation of the Youthful Offenders Project, Virginia Commonwealth
University and Virginia Prison Systems (1975-76).
Third party independent evaluator for special experimental and
demonstration project in adult basic education, Norfolk City Schools
(1972-74).
Evaluation consultant for Black Land-Grant University Project, Action
Research, Inc. (1974).
Evaluation consultant for Sheldon Jackson College, Sitka, Alaska,
Title III, HEA Project (1975-77).
Evaluation consultant for Title I Reading Program, McNairy County,
TN (1977).
Consultant for curriculum revision, Cornell University, Department
of Human Services Studies, (1978-79).
Process evaluation consultant for Continuing Medical Education Project,
American Association of Medical Colleges and the Veterans Administration
(1981).
Evaluation of "Team Train" Project for Douglas-Cherokee Community
Action Agency, (1985-86).
Presentations
at regional or national and international meetings:
"A Celebration of the Life of Myles Horton." Panel presentation,
Commission of Professors of Adult Education Conference, Salt Lake City, October,
1990.
"Three Radical Perspectives on Social Change." Paper presented at
a Symposium on Learning Activity and Social Practice, University of Helsinki,
May, 1990.
"A Century of Praxis: Freire and Horton on Education for Social Change."
Paper presented at the Second International Congress on Research on Activity
Theory, Lahti, Finland, May, 1990.
"The Action-Reason-Thematic Technique". Paper presented at the annual
Commission of Professors Conference, Atlantic City, 1989.
"The Learner as Authority: Obtaining Authentic Descriptions of Life
Worlds." Paper presented at Third North American Symposium of Adult Self-Directed
Learning, University of Oklahoma, February, 1989.
"A Knowledge Acquisition Method for Building Expert Systems: Studying
Adult Reasoning and Thinking." Paper presented at Adult Education Research
Conference, Calgary, May, 1988.
"The Action-Reason Technique as a Measure of Critical Thinking." Presented
at the Critical Theory Preconference, Calgary, May, 1988.
"Toward a New Procedure for Learning Project Research." Paper presented
at the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research in the Education
of Adults, Leeds, England, July, 1988.
"Mentoring Professional Colleagues." Presentation at Commission of
Professors of Adult Education Conference, Tulsa, OK, October,
1988.
"Reasoning, Thinking and Problem Solving as Correlates of Self-Direction
in Learning." Paper presented at Second Annual Symposium on Research in
Self-Directed Learning, University of Oklahoma, March,
1988.
"The graying of the campus." Paper presented at Southern Association
for College Student Affairs Conference, Louisville, KY November,
1987.
"Communication Skills for Head Start Directors." Region Six Conference
of Head Start Personnel, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January,
1985.
"The Theory and Practice of Program Planning." Keynote paper presented
at the Third International Conference on Adult Education, University of Surrey,
Great Britain, March, 1985.
"The Preparation of Nurse Educators in the U.S.A." Paper presented
at the Conference of Nurse Educators at the University of Surrey, Great Britain,
March, 1985.
"The Highlander Idea." Paper presented to Doctoral Seminar at the
University of Surrey, Great Britain, March, 1985.
"Supervision in Head Start." Presented at the Regional Training Conference
for Head Start Directors and Coordinators, Nashville, TN, March,
1985.
"Horton of Highlander." Presented at the Second Annual Conference
of the League for Social Commitment in Adult Education, Ljungskile, Sweden,
July, 1985.
"Diagnosing Values and Beliefs: The Action-Reason Technique." Paper
presented at the Regional Conference of the American Society for Training
and Development, Nashville, October, 1985 (with James
Greene).
"Reasoning Patterns of Literate and Nonliterate Adults Solving Problems
in Nonformal Settings." (with Peter J. Lazzara). Presented at American
Educational Research Association Conference, New York, March,
1982.
"Literate Vs. Nonliterate Differences in Nonformal Learning and Problem
Solving." (with Betty B. Banks). Presented at Lifelong Learning Research
Conference, College Park Md., February, 1982.
"Adult Problem Solving and Learning." Presented at American Education
Research Association Conference, Los Angeles, April, 1981.
"An Inquiry Into Modes of Adaptation Among Literate and Nonliterate
Adults." (with Mike Johnson). Presented at Adult Education Research Conference,
DeKalb, Ill., April, 1981.
"A Naturalistic Research Methodology for Studying Adult Problem Solving
and Learning." Presented at Annual Conference of Commission of Professors
of Adult Education, St. Louis, October, 1980.
"The Conduct of Inquiry: Qualitative and Quantitative Research." Reactor
in Research Symposium, Adult Education Research Conference, Vancouver, Canada,
May, 1980.
"The Future of the Professor." A debate before the Commission of
Professors of U.S.A., Boston, November, 1979.
"Criteria for Effective Research in Adult Learning." Paper presented
at Invitational Conference on Adult Learning, ERIC/NIE,Ohio State University,
November, 1979.
"Graduate Study in the United States." Paper presented to Graduate
Student Section of North Carolina Adult Education Association, November,
1979.
"The Problem-Solving Orientation of Adult Learners." Paper presented
at Oklahoma State University, August, 1979.
"Educational Brokering: A New Service for Tennessee." Paper presented
at Tennessee Adult Education Association Conference, February,
1979.
"The Self-Directed Learner." Paper presented to faculty, Forum in
Continuing Education, Rochester Institute of Technology, October,
1978.
"The Promise of Systems Concepts for Theory Development in Adult
Education." Paper presented to Commission of Professors of Adult Education,
Portland, Oregon, October, 1978.
"Systems Theory and Adult Education." Paper presented to regional
conference, National Association of Public Continuing Adult Education, Nashville,
May, 1978.
"The Future of Adult Education." Address to North Carolina Adult Education
Association, December, 1976.
"Understanding Adult Education Organizations." Keynote address to
Oregon Association of Continuing Adult Education, November,
1976.
"Program Planning in Adult Education." Keynote address to Tennessee
Adult Education Association, October, 1976.
"Evaluation of Adult Education Programs." Paper presented at Virginia
Staff Development Institute, Virginia Commonwealth University, July,
1975.
Designing and Operating Adult Learning Centers." Paper presented at
Georgia Teacher Training Institute, University of Georgia, July,
1974.
"Developing Behavioral Objectives." Paper presented at Virginia Institute
for Corrections Education, Virginia Commonwealth, July, 1974.
"Diagnosing Adult Basic Learner Needs." Paper presented at Ohio Staff
Development Institute, Ohio State University, June, 1974.
"Some Ways to Implement Community Education Programs." Paper presented
at Northwest Georgia Adult Education Workshop, Dalton Community College,
May, 1974.
"Techniques of Proposal Writing." Paper presented at Workshop on Proposal
Writing, Volunteer State Community College, February,
1974.
"New Directions for Adult Education." Paper presented at Annual Conference
of Tennessee Adult Education Association, Nashville, November,
1973.
"The Contemporary College Student." Paper presented at Roane State
Community College Faculty and Staff Annual Conference, Rockwood, Tennessee,
September, 1973.
"Diagnostic Instruction." Presented paper at Workshop for Manpower
Development Training Personnel, Nashville, August, 1973.
"Professional Development in Adult Basic Education." Presented at
Tennessee Adult Basic Education Supervisors Conference, Memphis, August,
1973.
"The Continuing Education/Community Services Function of the Community
College." Guest lecture presentation at Appalachian State University, Boone,
N.C., July, 1973.
"Adult Psychology." Paper presented at Virginia Institute for Corrections
Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, June, 1973.
"Teacher Training: A Place for the Media Minded?" Paper presented
at the University of Texas Symposium on the Impact of Media as Catalysts
in Extended Education, September, 1972.
"Recruitment and Retention of ABE Students." Paper presented at Workshop
for Adult Basic Education Demonstration Project personnel, Chattanooga,
Tennessee, September, 1972.
"Physiological Aspects of Aging," and "Learning: The Affective and
Psychomotor Domains." Paper presented at Adult Basic Education Institute
(and graduate course in adult education), University of Georgia, July,
1972.
"A Feasibility Study for Development of a Self-Instructional Training
Kit for Teachers of Adult Basic Education." Paper presented at International
Reading Association, Detroit, May, 1972 (With F. Fowler and T.
Rakes).
"Creative Techniques for Teaching Adult Reading." Paper presented
at International Reading Association, Detroit, May, 1972 (with F. Fowler
and T. Rakes). "Self-Directed Learning in Continuing Professional Education."
Paper presented at University of Illinois Symposium on Continuing Professional
Education, Champaign-Urbana, May, 1972.
"Psychology of Teaching Adults." Paper presented at seminar for Tennessee
Eastman Corporation Education Personnel, January, 1972.
"Political Factors Involved in Developing and Improving Graduate Programs
in Adult Education." Paper presented at Commission of Professors Conference,
Los Angeles, November, 1971.
"Implications of the Concept of Culture for Adult Basic Education."
Paper presented at National Institute on Adult Basic Education for Rural
Blacks, Alabama State University, July, 1971.
"The Adult Basic Education Curriculum." Paper presented at National
Teacher-Training Institute for Rural Adult Students, Virginia Commonwealth
University, July, 1971.
"Testing and Evaluation in Adult Basic Education." Paper presented
at North Carolina Adult Basic Education Workshop, Technical Institute of
Alamance, March, 1971.
"Developing Graduate Programs in Adult Education." Paper presented
at Adult Education Association of USA Convention, Atlanta, November,
1970.
"Planning In-Service Education Programs for Teachers of Adult Basic
Education." Paper presented at Conference for Supervisors of Adult Basic
Education, Memphis State University, August, 1970.
"Development of the Learning Center Concept: Historical, Philosophical
and Psychological Foundations." Paper presented at Virginia Institute for
Learning Laboratory Coordinators, Virginia Commonwealth University, July,
1970.
"Curriculum Design Concepts." Paper presented at Virginia Institute
on Adult Basic Education, Virginia Commonwealth University, June,
1970.
"Individualizing Instruction: Implications for Training Teachers of
Adult Basic Education." Paper presented at Third Regional Seminar, Southern
Regional Education Board Adult Basic Education Project, May,
1970.
"Internal-External Control, Learning, and Participation in Occupational
Education." Paper presented at National Seminar on Adult Education Research,
Toronto, Canada, February, 1969.
Consulting
activities:
Contract with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to provide
training to Head Start Personnel in two Federal Regions of U.S.
(1983-85).
Contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to (1) provide
training to Emergency Management personnel in Region IV of U.S., and (2)
Develop and revise test instruments for Professional Development Courses
on Leadership, Problem Solving, Decision Making, Communications, and
Budgeting.
Training and Evaluation consultant to Community Action Agencies in
Region IV.
Contract with Kellogg Foundation and North Carolina State University
to evaluate Leadership Training Project in Cooperative Extension
Service.
Consultant to Macon County (TN) General Hospital, Kappa Sigma National
Fraternity and Alpha Gamma Rho National Fraternity on organizational
management.
Consultant to Boeing Aircraft Corporation, and U.S. Post Office for
staff development programs.
International
experience:
Guest Lecturer, Department of Education, University of Helsinki, May,
1990.
Symposium Convener and presenter, Second International Congress on
Activity Theory, Lahti, Finland, May, 1990.
Consultant and trainer for the American Federation of Free Labor
Development, Barbados and Caribbean Region, April, 1989.
Presenter at international research conference on adult education,
Leeds, England, 1988.
Kellogg Fellow and participant in the International Dialogue/Adult
Education Research Conference, University of Leeds, UK, July,
1988.
A Professional Development Award from the UTK office of Provost in
1985 funded travel to Europe and Scandinavia for participation in research
conferences and establishment of linkages with British professors for the
purpose of doing joint research. As a follow-up, a British professor has
visited UTK and collaborated on joint extensions of his research on seven
occasions.
Other international activities include visiting professorships at
The University of British Columbia, faculty development seminars at The
University of Alberta and Wascana Institute in the Applied Arts and Sciences
(Saskatchewan), and participation in following international
conferences:
Conference of the Standing Conference on University Teaching and Research
in the Education of Adults (SCUTREA). Sheffield, England,
July.
SCUTREA and UK/North American Exchange Conference.
Comparative Adult Education Conference, Kunglay, Sweden,
July.
Conference of the International League for Social Commitment in Adult
Education, Ljungskile, July.
Conference of the Danish National Center for Research and Development
in Adult Education, Copenhagen, July.
Assoc_places
University
of Tennessee
North
Carolina State University
Langley
Research Center
University
of Kentucky
Cornell
University
University
of British Columbia
Publications
Publications
in refereed journals:
Peters, John M. and Banks, Betty. "Adult Education." Encyclopedia
of Educational Research, fifth edition, 1982.
Peters, John M., Johnson, Michael, and Lazzara, Peter. "Adult Problem
Solving and Learning." Resources in Education. September, 1981 (ED
200 758).
Peters, John M., Guest Editorial, Tennessee Adult Education. 13,
Issues 2/3, Spring/Summer, 1979, p. 1.
Peters, John M., Young, Donna and Lounsbury, John. "Critical Issues
Facing Community Colleges." Community-Junior College Research Quarterly,
3: 265-283, 1979.
Peters, John M. "Multinational Programs: A Commentary." Adult
Leadership, 23, No. 10, April, 1975.
Peters, John M. "A Self-Instructional Training Package for Adult Basic
Education Teachers." Literacy Discussion, 4, No. 3, September,
1973.
Peters, John M. "Education Goes on Whether School Keeps or Not,"
Tennessee Education, 3, No. 1, Spring, 1972.
Peters, John M. "The Teacher and Individualized Instruction." The
Adult Educator, 3, No. 3, Fall, 1971, pp. 96-100.
Peters, John M. and Ronald H. Sherron. "Adult Basic Education and
Educational Technology." Educational Technology, March,
1971.
Peters, John M. "A Framework for Teacher Training." The Adult
Educator,. 2, No. 6, November - December, 1970.
Peters, John M. "Internal-External Control, Learning and Participation
in Occupational Education." Adult Education, 20, No. 1,
1969.
Peters, John M. "How an Inmate's Expectancies Affect His Performance,"
American Journal of Corrections. May - June, 1969, pp.
18-20.
Peters, John M. "Research and the Community College." The Open
Door, Spring, 1969, pp. 18-20.
Peters, John M. and William J. Barclay. "An Educational Television
Satellite System for the U.S." Educational Broadcasting Review, 3,
No. 5, October, 1969, pp. 35-42.
Publications
in non-refereed journals:
Peters, John M. and Greene, James. "Training and Adult Development."
Mountain Resources ASTD, September, 1985.
Peters, John M. "Faculty-Administration Relationships." (In)
University Life in a Global Village, Knoxville: The University of
Tennessee, 1970.
Peters, John M. "Individualized Instruction and Teacher Training."
Professional Papers, Southern Regional Education Board, New Orleans,
May, 1970.
Peters, John M. "Planning Local In-Service Education Programs."
Supervision in Adult Basic Education, Memphis State University, November,
1970.
Other:
Peters, John M. "Individualization of Instruction and Learning Centers,"
Script and tape for ABE/ITV Teacher Training Series, Basic Education:
Teaching the Adult. Maryland State Department of Education, Division
of Instructional Television, October, 1973.
Peters, John M. and Waynne B. James. Self-Instructional Teacher
Training Packages. Understanding the Testing for Comprehension; Administering
a Word Recognition Inventory; Life Issues Programs for Adult Education; Teaching
English Usage to ABE Students; Developing a Skills Kit; Using the Cloze
Procedure. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1974.
Book
Reviews:
An Essay Review. "Two Handbooks: The American and the International."
(with Peter Jarvis) Adult Education Quarterly, 40, Number 3, Spring,
1990, 169-176.
Kimmel, Robert. "Adulthood and Aging". New York: John Wiley and Sons,
1974, Educational Gerontology, 1, No. 2, 1976.
Farmer, James A. and Knox, Alan. "Alternative Patterns for Strengthening
Community Service Programs in Institutions of Higher Education".
Urbana-Champaign: University of Illinois, April, 1977. Adult Education
Journal, Fall, 1978.
Books
and book chapters:
Books:
Bell, B., Gaventa, J., and Peters, J. We Make the Road by Walking:
Conversations on Education and Social Change. Philadelphia: Temple University
Press, 1990.
Peters, John M. and Jarvis, Peter (Eds.) Adult Education as a Field
of Study: Its Evolution, Achievements and Future. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
In Press.
Peters, John M. (Ed.) Building An Effective Adult Education
Enterprise. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1980.
Peters, John M. How to Make Successful Use of the Learning
Laboratory. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc.,
1972.
Book
Chapters:
"Development of Graduate Programs", (with Burton Krietlow). Chapter
in Adult Education as a Field of University Study, San Francisco:
Jossey-Bass, In Press.
"Conclusion: Our Historical Possibilities", Chapter in Adult Education
as a Field of University Study, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, In
Press.
"Reflective Practice Techniques", Chapter in Professional Development
for Educators of Adults, R. Brockett, (Ed.), New Directions for Adult
and Continuing Education. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, In
Press.
"Myles Horton and Paulo Freire: An Introduction" (with Brenda Bell
and John Gaventa), Chapter in We Make the Road by Walking. Philadelphia:
Temple University Press, 1990.
"The Action-Reason-Thematic Technique: Spying on the Self." Chapter
in Fostering Critical Self-Reflection: Tools for Transformative
Learning. Editor, J. Mezirow. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass,
1990.
"Analysis of Practical Thinking in Self-Directed Learning." Chapter
in Advances in Research and Practice in Self-Directed Learning. Editor,
H. Long. Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, 1990.
"Self-Direction and Problem Solving: Theory and Method." Chapter in
Self-Directed Learning: Emerging Theory and Practice. Editor, H. Long.
Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma, 1989.
"Programming Throughout the Client's Lifespan." Chapter in
Foundations and Changing Practices in Extension. Editor, D. Blackburn.
Guelph: University of Guelph, 1989.
"A Knowledge Acquisition Method for Building Expert Systems: Studying
Adult Reasoning and Thinking." (with Peter Lazzara) Proceedings, Adult
Education Research Conference. Editor, C. Warden. Calgary: The University
of Calgary, May, 1988, pp. 240-245 .
"Toward a New Procedure for Learning Project Research." Proceedings,
Transatlantic Dialogue: A Research Exchange. Editor, Miriam Zukas. Leeds:
University of Leeds, UK, July, 1988.
"Horton of Highlander." Chapter in Twentieth-Century Thinkers About
Adult Education. Editor, Peter Jarvis. London: Croom-Helm,
1988.
"Accessing People in Organizations: Problem Solving and Change. Chapter
in Organizing for Change: Inservice and Staff Development in Special
Education. Editor, M. Gaasholt. Program Development Assistance System,
University of Washington, 1981.
"Organization of the Field." Chapter in Building An Effective Adult
Education Enterprise. (with Charles Kozoll) Editor, John M. Peters. San
Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1980.
"A Systems Approach to Examining Adult Education." Chapter in
Building An Effective Enterprise of Adult Education. Editor, John
M. Peters. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1980.
"A Self-Instructional Training Package for ABE Reading Teachers,"
Chapter in Designs for Teacher Training in Reading and Adult Basic
Education. Editors, T. Rakes and R. Sticht. New York: International Reading
Association, 1977.
"Developing Program Congruent with Adult Motives, Needs and Interests."
Chapter in Materials and Methods in Adult Education, 2nd edition.
Editor, Klevens. New York: Klevens Publications, 1976. (with Roger
Boshier).
"Developing a Curriculum that Meets Students' Needs," Chapter in You
Can Be a Successful Teacher of Adults. Editor, Langerman. National
Association for Public Continuing Education, Washington, D.C.,
1974.
"Self-Directed Learning in Continuing Professional Education," Chapter
in Individualized Instruction at the College Level. Editor, R. Williams.
College of Education Monograph Series, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
No. 2, 1972.
"The Learning Lab Approach to Instruction." Chapter in Materials
and Methods in Adult Education. Editor, C. Klevens. New York: Klevens
Publications, 1972.
Monographs
or manuals:
"Problem Solving by Adults in Nonformal Settings: A Research Report".
National Institute of Education, Grant Number NIE-6-79-0190,
1982.
"Critical Issues for Tennessee Community Colleges" (with Donna Young
and John Lounsbury). College of Education Research Monograph No. 10, Knoxville:
The University of Tennessee, 1979.
"Adult Learning Projects: A Study of Adult Learning in Urban and Rural
Tennessee" Vol I & II, (with Susan Gordan). Knoxville: The University
of Tennessee, 1974.
"A Feasibility Study for Development of a Self-Instructional Training
Program for Teachers of Adult Basic Education". Morehead: Morehead State
University, USOE Grant No. OEG-0-70-4616 (324), 1971.
"EDUSAT: A Preliminary Design for an Educational Television Satellite
System" (with T.M. Peters and D. L. Linglebach). Langley Research Center,
Norfolk, Virginia, 1968.
"Effect of Internal-External Control on Learning and Participation
in Occupational Education." Center Research Monograph No. 1, Center for
Occupational Education, North Carolina State University, Raleigh,
1968.
Journals
edited or served on editorial boards:
Former Book Review Editor, Journal of Adult Education
Former Chair, Publications Committee, Adult Education Association
Former Guest Editor, Adult Leadership
Former member of editorial board, Tennessee Adult
Educator.
[Postscript: John was inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame in 1997.]