艾伦·陶(Allen Tough),加拿大著名成人教育家。1936年出生于加拿大多伦多,1958年在多伦多大学获心理学与社会学学士学位,1962年获教育学和心理学硕士学位,1965年于芝加哥大学获成人教育学博士学位。艾伦·陶在多伦多大学安大略省教育学院执教 Allen Tough, a famous Canadian adult educator. Born in Toronto, Canada, in 1936, he received a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from the University of Toronto in 1958, a master’s degree in pedagogy and psychology from 1962, and a doctorate in adult education from the University of Chicago in 1965. Alan Tao coached at the Ontario College of Education at the University of Toronto