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Category Archives: Adult education
Activists: Communities of Practice, Cultural Dialogism, and Radical Knowledge Sharing
This study explored innovative alternative processes of living, learning, and knowledge sharing of a loosely knit community of anarchist, anticapitalist “Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) activists. Generated through participant observation and interviews, findings reinforced adult education theories—that adults can diagnose their own learning … Continue reading
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Action Research and Its History as an Adult Education Movement for Social Change
This article is an attempt to tell the story of action research as it has developed over the last half century. Action research has become an important part of a number of research programs, especially in the field of education. … Continue reading
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Adult Education – A Critical Realist Orientation to Learner Needs
Is the idea of meeting needs in adult education a myth? Armstrong and Lawy challenge the commonly held notion that needs have an objective reality of their own and suggest that they are instead “manufactured political constructions”. Based on the … Continue reading
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Reexamining Theories of Adult Learning and Adult Development Through the Lenses of Public Pedagogy
The authors examine the modernist underpinnings of traditional adult learning and development theories and evaluate elements of those theories through more contemporary lenses. Drawing on recent literature focused on “public pedagogy,” the authors argue that much learning takes place outside … Continue reading
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A Constructive- Developmental Perspective on the Transformative Learning of Adults Marginalized by Race, Class, and Gender
Using Kegan’s constructive-developmental theory, this study examines transformative learning among six low-income and homeless women of Color pursuing their GED in a shelter-based literacy program. Narrative analysis of two developmental interview instruments indicated that some participants’ epistemological perspectives and knowledge … Continue reading
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Adult Skills – OECD Outlook 2013
The way we live and work has changed profoundly – and so has the set of skills we need to participate fully in and benefit from our hyper-connected societies and increasingly knowledge-based economies. The extent to which their citizens are … Continue reading
Radicalizing Learning: Adult Education for a Just World
Radicalizing Learning calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors … Continue reading
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The Power of Critical Theory for Adult Learning and Teaching
Simplifying without eroding the complexity of critical theory, traverses the grand themes of ideology, power, alienation, liberation, reason and democracy; showing how they inform the adult education practice of fostering critical thinking and critical reflection. A lucid, accessible overview of … Continue reading
Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide
Learning in Adulthood has been lauded as the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to adult learning. The revised and expanded third edition reflects the latest research and practice in adult learning, making it an essential resource for the field. In … Continue reading
Adults in Formal Education – Policies and Practices in Europe
Read The document focuses on the opportunities for under-qualified adults to complete basic education or achieve an upper secondary qualification, and it also covers measures that might contribute to widening access to higher education for adults returning to the formal … Continue reading
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