Power and possibility: adult education in a diverse and complex world

"Power has been a defining and constitutive theme of adult education scholarship for over a century and is a central concern of many of the most famous and influential thinkers in the field. Adult education has been particularly interested in how an analysis of power can be used to support tran...

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Weitere Verfasser: Finnegan, Fergal (HerausgeberIn), Grummell, Bernie 1972- (HerausgeberIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden Boston Brill | Sense 2020
Schriftenreihe:Research on the Education and Learning of Adults volume 7
Educational Research E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004390836
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Zusammenfassung:"Power has been a defining and constitutive theme of adult education scholarship for over a century and is a central concern of many of the most famous and influential thinkers in the field. Adult education has been particularly interested in how an analysis of power can be used to support transformative learning and democratic participation. In a fragile and interdependent world these questions are more important than ever. The aim of this collection is to offer an analysis of power and possibility in adult education which acknowledges, analyses and responds to the complexity and diversity that characterises contemporary education and society. Power and Possibility: Adult Education in a Diverse and Complex World explores the topic of power and possibility theoretically, historically and practically through a range of perspectives and in relation to varied areas of interest within contemporary adult education. It is concerned with addressing how power works in and through adult education today by exploring what has changed in recent years and what is shaping and driving policy. Alongside this the book explores ways of theorising learning, power and transformation that builds and extends adult education philosophy. In particular it takes up the themes of diversity and solidarity exploring barriers and possibilities for change"
Beschreibung:"The book emerged from discussion at the ESREA Triennial conference at Maynooth in 2016.
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ISBN:9789004413320
DOI:10.1163/9789004413320