January 6, 1936 - April 27, 2012
Personal Data
Born: January 6, 1936, Montreal, Canada
Died: April 27, 2012, Canada
Sibling(s): Margaret (younger)
Parents : David Rough (Director of education for North York Board of Education), Monnie Rough (librarian)
Married: Cathy Rand in 1960
Children: Susan and Paul
Education
1958 B.A., Psychology and Sociology, University of Toronto
1962 M.A., Education and Psychology, University of Toronto
1965 Ph.D., Adult Education, University of Chicago
Employment
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1959-61
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Secondary School Teacher (English and Guidance), David and Mary Thomson Collegiate Institute, Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
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1961-62
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Graduate Assistant, Educational Psychology, Ontario College of Education, University of Toronto
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1962
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Staff Member, Extension Division, University of Toronto
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1963
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Kellogg Intern, Continuing Education, University of Chicago
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1964-66
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Assistant Professor, Psychology and Sociology, Faculty of Education, University of Toronto
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1968
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Instructor, Post-Graduate Diploma Course in Adult Education, University of Rajasthan (India)
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1966-69
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Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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1969-82
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Associate Professor, Department of Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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1982-96
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Professor, Department of Adult Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
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1996-97
1997
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Adult Education, Community Development and Counseling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto
Owner & Founder of Invitation to ETI project
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Awards and Honors
1980 Certificate for Meritorious Service to the field of Adult Education from the Adult Education Association of the USA
1998 Presidents Award from Ontario Society for Training and Development for “contributions to the field of adult learning and training”
1998 Sam Brightman Award from the Learning Resources Network
2006 Malcolm Knowles Self-Directed Learning Award for “significant lifelong contributions to the field of self-directed learning”
2006 Inducted into the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame
Membership-Professional Organizations
Commission of Professors of Adult Education
American Psychological Association
Association for Humanistic Psychology
World Future Society
Publications
1964 Study abroad for adult educators.Paris: UNESCO.
1967 Learning without a teacher: A study of tasks and assistance during adult self-teaching projects. Toronto, ON: The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education.
1968 Why adults learn. Toronto, ON: OISE.
1971 The adult’s learning projects: A fresh approach to theory and practice in adult learning. Toronto, ON: OISE.
1980 Expand your life. New York, NY: College Entrance Examination Board.
1987 Potential futures: Implications for adult education. Lifelong Learning: An omnibus of practice and research, 11(1).
1995 Obogatite sizivljenje. Ljubljana: Slovene Adult Education Centre.
1997 A message from future generations. Unpublished book manuscript.
2000 When SETI Succeeds: The impact of High-Information. Bellevue, WA: Foundation for the Future.
Professional Interest Areas
Individual major change efforts
Human growth
Self-planned adult learning
Search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) - belief we would one day share the universe with extraterrestrial
future of humanity
Major Contributions to Adult Education
His research expanded the topic of adult learning to include self-directed learning (SDL).
Assisted in a movement from research focused primarily on who participates in organized adult education to one that includes the entire range of intentional adult learning.
Globally recognized as a pioneering scholar in adult learning, self-directed growth, and personal change. More than 90 major studies in eleven countries were based on Tough's early work.
His book "The Adult’s Learning Projects", was chosen as one of the 10 classical books in adult education.
Named “one of six most often used authors” in a survey of the Adult Education Association in 1978.
Contributed many journal articles, papers, chapters and books related to the field of adult education.
Additional Resources
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Presentations
Books
Interesting Facts
Cy Houle was his dissertation advisor
References
International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame. (2006). Allen Tough. Retrieved fromhttp://www.halloffame.outreach.ou.edu/2006/tough.html
Jacques Cattell Press (1974). Leaders in education. New York: R. R. Bowker Company.
Merriam, S.B., & Brockett, R.G. (1997). The profession and practice of adult education: An introduction. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
Merriam, S. B., Caffarella, R. S., & Baumgartner, L. M. (2007). Learning in adulthood: A comprehensive guide (3rd ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
MacKay, S. (2012, May 24). Professor was always looking for ways to improve the future of humanity. Retrieved from: http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20120524.OBTOUGH0524ATL/BDAStory/BDA/deaths
Tough, A. M. (2007). Professor Allen Tough: Futurist, Scientist, Author. Retrieved from http://allentough.com/
Shuch, H.P (2012). Professor Allen Tough. Futurist Scientist, Author. Curriculum Vitae A Detailed Biography. Retrieved from: http://ieti.org/tough/about/tough_cv.htm
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