Daloz, Laurent A. Parks

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DALOZ, Laurent A. Parks

DALOZ, Laurent A. Parks. American, b. 1940. Genres: Education. Career: U.S. Peace Corps, Washington, DC, trainer in Missouri and Washington and volunteer in Nepal, 1963-65; PACE Curriculum Center, Parkersburg, WV, language arts consultant, 1966; Konawaena High School, Kealakekua Kona, HI, social studies teacher, 1966-67; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, educational planner, 1969-71; Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, founding academic dean, 1972-76; Johnson College, Johnson, VT, faculty mentor for external degree program, 1977-84; Vermont College, Montpelier, faculty adviser for adult degree program, 1980-85; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, faculty member of Harvard Institute for the Management of Lifelong Education, 1987-88, consultant on faculty development for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, 1989-90; Lesley College, Cambridge, MA, instructor, 1988-96, professor, 1996; Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC, adjunct professor, 1996, 2001, 2003; Whidbey Institute, Clinton, WA, core faculty member and associate director, 1997-. Has presented papers and keynote addresses on a number of topics and has worked as a consultant. Publications: Effective Teaching and Mentoring: Realizing the Transformational Power of Adult Learning Experiences, 1986; (with C. Keen, J. Keen, and S. Daloz Parks) Common Fire: Lives of Commitment in a Complex World, 1996; Mentor: Guiding the Journey of Adult Learners, 1999. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: The Whidbey Institute, PO Box 57, Clinton, WA 98236, U.S.A.