Adult Education And Community Action

Author : Tom Lovett,Chris Clarke,Avila Kilmurray
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429776151

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Adult Education and Community Action by Tom Lovett,Chris Clarke,Avila Kilmurray Pdf

Originally published in 1982, this book discusses the role of adult education in social and community action. In particular it presents a critical assessment of 'community education' and the theories of Illich, Freire and Gramsci and it proves that there is a radical adult education tradition in the USA, Europe and North America which can offer many insights into the contemporary debate about the role of adult learning. The material is based on a decade of practical involvement in community action and education in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, where - despite deep political and religious divisions - community action has united Catholics and Protestants in a common resolve.

Author : Michael Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Adult education
ISBN : 0950296309

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Adult Education & Community Action by Michael Newman Pdf

Author : Community Action Program (U.S.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Adult education
ISBN : IND:30000109336291

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Community Action by Community Action Program (U.S.) Pdf

Author : Michael Newman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1975
Category : Adult education
ISBN : 0904613089

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Adult Education and Community Action by Michael Newman Pdf

Author : Brookfield, Stephen
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1984-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780335104093

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Adult Learners, Adult Education And The Communityaa by Brookfield, Stephen Pdf

Adults are continually learning outside of conventional education frameworks, acquiring new skills and knowledge in a range of community settings, Stephen Brookfield explores the extent and quality of this informal independent learning and the ways in which adult educators can work with independent adult learners to support and enhance their learning.

Author : Emilio Lucio-Villegas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789463000437

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Adult Education in Communities by Emilio Lucio-Villegas Pdf

Participation can be a double-edged sword in that it can be used to bind people into agendas and policies they have little control over or it can help enable them to give voice to real and significant issues. Drawing on the work of Raymond Williams, genuine participation has to be an open and democratic process which enables all to contribute to the creation of meanings. Adult education in communities can then be involved in the process of creating ‘really useful knowledge’, that is, knowledge which enables people – individuals and collectivities who experience systematic forms of oppression, domination and exploitation – to think about, analyse and act on their situation individually and severally. By drawing on contemporary accounts of emancipatory action and participatory research the author elaborates on the role of adult educators in this context. (From the Preface) This book tries to reflect on adult education and its close relationships with communities. It is a modest attempt to maintain adult education in the scope of the community life against the growing schooling, the focus on employability, and on the labour market. In the last years it seems that adult education has become a kind of provider of diplomas, skills and competences and has forgotten its role to enlighten individuals and help them to share their community life with an abundance of richness, diversity, sadness and happiness. Adult Education is intrinsically connected to daily life, and the life that individuals constantly edify in their interactions. If adult education is connected to daily life, one of the major tasks is to recover this feeling and to link daily life and education. I think that at present time, in a moment of intense reductionism, reality is usually presented as very plain, losing its complexity and diversity that are related to the fact that life is being lived everyday by men and women as creators and relational beings.

Author : Various Authors
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 6639 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429771675

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Routledge Library Editions: Adult Education by Various Authors Pdf

Against a background of profound wordwide social and economic change, the purpose of schooling and the place of learning in our everyday lives, educational institutions are opening up to those traditionally deprived of the opportunity. These books, originally published between 1979 and 1992 with many including global case studies reflect upon major issues confronting adult educators worldwide and discuss the role of adult education in social and community action; examine the relationship between class and adult education; look at the concept of culture and the transmission of cultural values in relations to adult education; evaluate the role of adult education in reducing unemployment.

Author : Various
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 3554 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136628085

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Routledge Library Editions: Education Mini-Set G Higher & Adult Education 11 vol set by Various Pdf

Mini-set G: Higher and Adult Education re-issues 11 volumes originally published between 1974 and 1992. They discuss and analyze adult education from both theoretical and practical standpoints and look at the challenges facing adult education during the 1970s and 80s as well as examining the history of higher & adult education in the UK. The mini-set includes one volume which although previously available with another publisher (and out of print for some years) is now available for the first time from Routledge.

Author : Richard Edwards,Sandy Sieminski,David Zeldin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136140761

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Adult Learners, Education and Training by Richard Edwards,Sandy Sieminski,David Zeldin Pdf

In recent years, economic and demographic changes have brought into question the adequacy of initial education programmes for continuous employment. While the primary focus of debate has been on creating structures of continuous education and training linked to the economic needs of Britain, arguments and movements for wider access to all forms of learning have continued to be made. Drawing on the experience of other European countries as well as Britain, this book addresses the three major themes of the ongoing debates: who participates in what forms of education and training and how can access be widened and increased: the relationship between economic development, education and training; the education and training developed by social movements, and the changes sought in the formal sector of provision.

Author : Arthur L. Wilson,Elisabeth Hayes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 774 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470907481

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Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education by Arthur L. Wilson,Elisabeth Hayes Pdf

Sponsored by the American Association of Adult & Continuing Education"This monumental work is a testimony to the science of adult education and the skills of Wilson and Hayes. It is a veritable feast for nourishing our understanding of the current field of adult education. The editors and their well-chosen colleagues consistently question how we know and upon what grounds we act. They invite us to consider not only how we can design effective adult education, but also why we practice in a particular socio-economic context." --Jane Vella, author of Taking Learning to Task and Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach "This new handbook captures the exciting intellectual and professional development of our field in the last decade. It is an indispensable resource for faculty, students, and professionals." --Jack Mezirow, emeritus professor, Adult and Continuing Education, Teachers College, Columbia University For nearly seventy years, the handbooks of adult and continuing education have been definitive references on the best practices, programs, and institutions in the field. In this new edition, over sixty leading authorities share their diverse perspectives in a single volume--exploring a wealth of topics, including: learning from experience, adult learning for self-development, race and culture in adult learning, technology and distance learning, learning in the workplace, adult education for community action and development, and much more. Much more than a catalogue of theory and historical facts, this handbook strongly reflects the values of adult educators and instructors who are dedicated to promoting social and educational opportunity for learners and to sustaining fair and ethical practices.

Author : Malcolm Tight
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781136628436

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Education for Adults by Malcolm Tight Pdf

The nature of adult education at individual, group and community levels is the concern of this book. Definitions and patterns of adult learning are critically assessed in both this country and abroad, and the processes involved considered in detail. Both case studies and thematic articles have been included and are selected to illustrate the breadth of the field along a number of areas: formal, non-formal and informal education; face-to-face and distance education; from basic levels of education to higher education; from highly deterministic to more ‘open’ or self-directed forms of education. It is felt that the study and practice of the education of adults can be best advanced by the adoption of such a broad view.

Author : Arthur L. Wilson,Elisabeth Hayes
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470545980

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Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education by Arthur L. Wilson,Elisabeth Hayes Pdf

Sponsored by the American Association of Adult & Continuing Education"This monumental work is a testimony to the science of adult education and the skills of Wilson and Hayes. It is a veritable feast for nourishing our understanding of the current field of adult education. The editors and their well-chosen colleagues consistently question how we know and upon what grounds we act. They invite us to consider not only how we can design effective adult education, but also why we practice in a particular socio-economic context." --Jane Vella, author of Taking Learning to Task and Learning to Listen, Learning to Teach "This new handbook captures the exciting intellectual and professional development of our field in the last decade. It is an indispensable resource for faculty, students, and professionals." --Jack Mezirow, emeritus professor, Adult and Continuing Education, Teachers College, Columbia University For nearly seventy years, the handbooks of adult and continuing education have been definitive references on the best practices, programs, and institutions in the field. In this new edition, over sixty leading authorities share their diverse perspectives in a single volume--exploring a wealth of topics, including: learning from experience, adult learning for self-development, race and culture in adult learning, technology and distance learning, learning in the workplace, adult education for community action and development, and much more. Much more than a catalogue of theory and historical facts, this handbook strongly reflects the values of adult educators and instructors who are dedicated to promoting social and educational opportunity for learners and to sustaining fair and ethical practices.

Author : Paul H. Sheats
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Adult education
ISBN : UOM:39015066017404

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Adult Education: the Community Approach by Paul H. Sheats Pdf

Author : Peter Jarvis,Colin Griffin
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Education
ISBN : 0415130271

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Adult and Continuing Education: Liberal adult education (part 2) by Peter Jarvis,Colin Griffin Pdf

Depicting the ways that adult education has evolved as society has changed and how it has been incorporated into lifelong learning, this is a truly unique set that puts a stamp on an exciting field and important, far-reaching issues. These five volumes represent a great advance to scholars, as this is the first comprehensive overview of the field.The set draws on books, journals, reports and historical papers to map the vast field of education for adults. The writings included in the set have influenced the development of both the practice and the study of adult education from the Guilds to vocational education, distance learning and leisure learning. The collection also covers the recent emergence of corporations as new providers of education for adults with the corporate classroom, corporate universities and consultancies.A detailed index and new introduction by the editor will help the reader navigate this wealth of diverse material.

Author : American Association for Adult Education. Committee on Community Organization
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Adult education
ISBN : UOM:39015007065744

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Community Education in Action by American Association for Adult Education. Committee on Community Organization Pdf