Edwin Keith Townsend-Coles (1922 – 25 July 2003) was a specialist in adult literacy. Townsend-Coles was educated at Durham University (St John's College), where he read Geography.[1] While at Durham he was Editor-in-Chief of Palatinate and President of the Durham Union Society during Easter term of 1951.[2][3] Townsend-Coles pursued a career in the field of adult education, and was Director of the Institute of Adult Education, University College of Rhodesia and Nyasaland from 1958-1965.[1][4] After moving back to England, he took up a position as an adult education adviser at Rewley House in Oxford.[1] He became a prominent figure in the Delegacy for Extra Mural Studies at the University of Oxford.[5] Townsend-Coles spent the latter part of his career working for UNESCO, visiting developing parts of the world.[1] While living in Oxford he held the position of chairman of the Oxford Civic Society between 1983 until 2000.[6]
Publications edit
- Adult Education in Developing Countries (1969)[7]
- Maverick of the education family: two essays in non-formal education (1982)[8]
- The story of education in Botswana (1985)[9]
- Education in Botswana: 1966, 1986, 2006 (1986)[10]
- Let the People Learn: Establishment of a Department of Non-formal Education in Botswana (1988)[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Edwin Townsend-Coles". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ "Palatinate Online » Past Editors". www.palatinate.org.uk. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Campbell, P. D. A. (1952). A Short History of the Durham Union Society. Durham County Press. p. 17.
- ^ "Papers of E.K. Townsend-Coles". Bodleian Library. University of Oxford. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
- ^ Sautoy, Marjorie Du (1969-01-01). "Book Reviews". Community Development Journal. 4 (1): 42. doi:10.1093/cdj/4.1.42. ISSN 0010-3802.
- ^ "End of an era for Oxford". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 2015-10-13.
- ^ Coles, Edwin K. Townsend (1969-05-01). Adult Education in Developing Countries. Oxford ;New York: Pergamon Press. ISBN 9780080132327.
- ^ Coles, Edwin K. Townsend (1982-05-01). Maverick of the Education Family: Two Essays in Non-formal Education. Oxford; New York: Pergamon Press. ISBN 9780080252391.
- ^ Coles, Edwin K. Townsend (1985-09-30). Story of Education in Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Macmillan Boleswa. ISBN 9780333401545.
- ^ Townsend Coles, Edwin Keith (1986-01-01). Education in Botswana: 1966, 1986, 2006. Gaborone, Botswana: Macmillan Botswana. ISBN 9780333403150. OCLC 14865355.
- ^ Coles, Edwin K. Townsend (1988-10-01). Let the People Learn: Establishment of a Department of Non-formal Education in Botswana. Manchester: BOOKS FOR DILLONS ONLY. ISBN 9780902252103.