Charles D. Hayes

For other people named Charles Hayes, see Charles Hayes (disambiguation).

Charles D. Hayes
Born	March 1943 Madill, Oklahoma, USA
Residence	Wasilla, Alaska
Nationality	American
Education	Self-taught Philosopher
Known for	Lifelong Learning Advocate
Website
"September University"

Charles D. Hayes is a self-taught philosopher and one of America's strongest advocates for lifelong learning.

Biography

Hayes spent his youth in Texas and served as a U.S. Marine and as a police officer before embarking on a career in the oil industry. Alaska has been his home for more than 30 years. Hayes’s book Beyond the American Dream: Lifelong Learning and the Search for Meaning in a Postmodern World received recognition by the American Library Association’s CHOICE Magazine as one of the most outstanding academic books of the year.

Promoting the idea that education should be thought of not as something you get but as something you take, Hayes’s work has been featured in USA Today and the UTNE Reader, on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation, and on Alaska Public Radio’s Talk of Alaska. His Web sites provide resources for self-directed learners — from advice about credentials to philosophy about the value lifelong learning brings to everyday living.

Works

• The Rapture of Maturity: A Legacy of Lifelong Learning ISBN 0962197947
• Training Yourself: The 21st Century Credential ISBN 0962197939
• Beyond the American Dream: Lifelong Learning and the Search for Meaning in a Postmodern World ISBN 0962197920
• Proving You’re Qualified: Strategies for Competent People without College Degrees ISBN 0962197912
• Self-University: The Price of Tuition is Desire. Your Degree is a Better Life. ISBN 0962197904
• Portals in a Northern Sky: A Novel ISBN 0962197963

References

• "Learning Without School", Talk of the Nation, August 5, 1999
• "Questions & Answers with Charles D. Hayes", Alaska Writers Homestead - Alaska's Writing Resource
• "Opportunities for Lifelong Education", Stimulating academic class taught by Charles D. Hayes
• "Police Writers", Website for books written by Police Officers

External links

• "Autodidactic Press", Official Website
• "September University", Official Website

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Name	Hayes, Charles D.
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Date of birth	1943
Place of birth	Madill, Oklahoma, USA
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