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MAURICE TAYLOR is a tenured full professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Education where he teaches and supervises graduate students in adult education. He has been a member of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies since 1992 and has taught in English and French in the post-secondary school system. Over his 25 years of experience in adult education and literacy, Maurice has participated in ministerial colloquia on skill development leave, immigration landings, and adult learning initiatives. He has conducted numerous research studies on adult training practices, job-related curriculum and andragogy in higher learning. He has also served on both national and international advisory committees related to adult learning and has held administrative positions with the Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, the Commonwealth Association for Education and Training of Adults and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops. His publications focus mainly on adult literacy, foundations of adult learning, workplace basic skills training, and the young adult identity formation.

Working towards the advancement of knowledge in adult education, his three main research tracks include adult literacy, workplace basic skills training and adult development. Over the years, various partnerships have been formed with community colleges and school boards around the multi-dimensional area of adult literacy in both formal program settings and informal learning environments. A second track, workplace basic skills training, stems from the partnerships established with government and labour. This track centres on transfer of training, alternative assessment and program evaluation. Adult development and learning is a third area of interest and includes such areas as adult identity formation, transformational and situated learning.

Prior to coming to the University of Ottawa, Taylor held several positions at Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology in Ottawa, Ontario:

- Workplace Co-ordinator, Career and College Preparation Program
- Literacy Co-ordinator, Special Projects, Continuing Education
- Teaching Master, Adult Basic Education Department
- Professor, Programme de recyclage