Adult Education And The Formation Of Citizens

Author : Andreas Fejes,Magnus Dahlstedt,Maria Olson,Fredrik Sandberg
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-08
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351111331

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Adult Education and the Formation of Citizens by Andreas Fejes,Magnus Dahlstedt,Maria Olson,Fredrik Sandberg Pdf

Adult Education and the Formation of Citizens turns attention towards normative claims about who adults should become through education, and what capacities and skills adults need to develop to become included in society as ‘full’ citizens. Through these debates, adults are construed as not yet citizens, despite already being citizens in a formal sense; this book problematises such regimes of truth and their related notions of the possibilities and impossibilities of adult education and citizenship. Drawing on empirical examples from the two main adult education institutions in Sweden, folk high schools and municipal adult education, it argues that, through current regimes of truth, these institutions become spaces for the re-shaping of the "abnormal" citizen. The book suggests that only certain futures of citizenship and its educational provision are made possible, while other futures are ignored or even made impossible to imagine. Offering a unique focus on critically problematising the role of adult education in relation to the fostering and shaping of citizens, the book addresses the important contemporary challenges of the role of adult education in a time of migration. Adult Education and the Formation of Citizens will be of great interest to academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of adult education, lifelong learning and education.

Author : Petra A. Robinson,Kamala V. Williams,Maja Stojanović
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000403404

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Global Citizenship for Adult Education by Petra A. Robinson,Kamala V. Williams,Maja Stojanović Pdf

This book promotes the development of nontraditional literacies in adult education, especially as these critical literacies relate to global citizenship, equity, and social justice. As this edited collection argues, a rapidly changing global environment and proliferation of new media technologies have greatly expanded the kinds of literacies that one requires in order to be an engaged global citizen. It is imperative for adult educators and learners to understand systems, organizations, and relationships that influence our lives as citizens of the world. By compiling a comprehensive list of foundational, sociocultural, technological and informational, psychosocial and environmental, and social justice literacies, this volume offers readers theoretical foundations, practical strategies, and additional resources.

Author : Gert J.J. Biesta
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789460915123

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Learning Democracy in School and Society: Education, Lifelong Learning, and the Politics of Citizenship by Gert J.J. Biesta Pdf

This book explores the relationships between education, lifelong learning and democratic citizenship. It emphasises the importance of the democratic quality of the processes and practices that make up the everyday lives of children, young people and adults for their ongoing formation as democratic citizens. The book combines theoretical and historical work with critical analysis of policies and wider developments in the field of citizenship education and civic learning. The book urges educators, educationalists, policy makers and politicians to move beyond an exclusive focus on the teaching of citizenship towards an outlook that acknowledges the ongoing processes and practices of civic learning in school and society. This is not only important in order to understand the complexities of such learning. It can also help to formulate more realistic expectations about what schools and other educational institutions can contribute to the promotion of democratic citizenship. The book is particularly suited for students, researchers and policy makers who have an interest in citizenship education, civic learning and the relationships between education, lifelong learning and democratic citizenship. Gert Biesta (www.gertbiesta.com) is Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of Stirling, UK.

Author : Pam Coare,Rennie Johnston
Publisher : Niace
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Adult education
ISBN : PSU:000060989369

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Adult Learning, Citizenship and Community Voices by Pam Coare,Rennie Johnston Pdf

This topical book examines the connections between theory and practice in citizenship learning. Focusing on the experiences and views of a range of citizens, many on the margins of society, the contributors explore the significance and impact of particular forms of educational policies and provision in peoples' lives and the role adult learning can play in the development of citizenship. Organised into three sections, the book provides a theoretical overview and a framework for understanding the links between learning and citizenship. This is followed by an exploration of the voices of different citizens as they seek to develop their lives and learning. The final section brings together theory and practice and identifies ten 'Propositions for Practice' in developing adult learning for citizenship, primarily in community contexts.

Author : European Society for Research on the Adult Education Conference
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Adult education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105029396897

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Adult Education and Democratic Citizenship IV by European Society for Research on the Adult Education Conference Pdf

Papers presented at European Society for Research on the Education of Adults Conference in June 2001 in Bochum, Germany

Author : Carman St John Hunter,Martha McKee Keehn
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781351005012

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Adult Education in China by Carman St John Hunter,Martha McKee Keehn Pdf

Originally published in 1985. China is currently making a massive effort to educate its workforce in a formal and structured system. A good deal has been written about China’s attempts, since 1949, to eradicate illiteracy and to universalise primary and secondary school education but the subject of this book is an educational system established to meet the needs of those already employed whether in government, industry or agriculture. Two study teams, sponsored by the lnternational Council for Adult Education, visited China in 1981 to explore this educational phenomenon. Their findings, updated by subsequent ICAE visits and enriched by further reading, form the basis of this book. This is the story of the Chinese experience of developing adult education. It will be valuable to those involved in extending education in the industrialised world who are pursuing modernisation goals for people long excluded from the formal education system.

Author : David L. Boggs
Publisher : Charles C. Thomas Publisher
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015024807334

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Adult Civic Education by David L. Boggs Pdf

Author : Fredrick Muyia Nafukho,Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi,Ruth Nabwala Otunga
Publisher : Pearson South Africa
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Education
ISBN : 9282011216

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Foundations of Adult Education in Africa by Fredrick Muyia Nafukho,Maurice Nyamanga Amutabi,Ruth Nabwala Otunga Pdf

This book presents key concepts, information and principles that should underlie the practice of adult education in African contexts. It assumes that adult educators should have a historical perspective on the current educational context, understand how the colonial experience has impacted on indigenous traditions and be aware of the philosophical underpinnings of adult education activities. The chapters introduce the foundations and history of adult education in Africa; philosophy and adult education; socio-cultural, political and economic environments; opportunities and access for adult learners; gender and development in adult education; adult education as a developing profession; information and communication technology; globalization and adult education; and policies and structures of lifelong learning

Author : Malcolm S. Knowles,Elwood F. Holton III,Richard A. Swanson,Petra A. Robinson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000072914

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The Adult Learner by Malcolm S. Knowles,Elwood F. Holton III,Richard A. Swanson,Petra A. Robinson Pdf

How do you tailor education to the learning needs of adults? Do they learn differently from children? How does their life experience inform their learning processes? These were the questions at the heart of Malcolm Knowles’ pioneering theory of andragogy which transformed education theory in the 1970s. The resulting principles of a self-directed, experiential, problem-centred approach to learning have been hugely influential and are still the basis of the learning practices we use today. Understanding these principles is the cornerstone of increasing motivation and enabling adult learners to achieve. The 9th edition of The Adult Learner has been revised to include: Updates to the book to reflect the very latest advancements in the field. The addition of two new chapters on diversity and inclusion in adult learning, and andragogy and the online adult learner. An updated supporting website. This website for the 9th edition of The Adult Learner will provide basic instructor aids. For each chapter, there will be a PowerPoint presentation, learning exercises, and added study questions. Revisions throughout to make it more readable and relevant to your practices. If you are a researcher, practitioner, or student in education, an adult learning practitioner, training manager, or involved in human resource development, this is the definitive book in adult learning you should not be without.

Author : Enakshi Sengupta,Patrick Blessinger,Taisir Subhi Yamin
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781789736410

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Teaching and Learning Strategies for Sustainable Development by Enakshi Sengupta,Patrick Blessinger,Taisir Subhi Yamin Pdf

This timely book explores the sustainable development goals, how well universities have been able to integrate them into their curriculum, and how universities can institutionalize the goals and sustainable development into their strategic plans and institutional culture

Author : Sharan B. Merriam,André P. Grace
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2011-04-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470873564

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The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education by Sharan B. Merriam,André P. Grace Pdf

THE JOSSEY-BASS READER ON Contemporary Issues in Adult Education With contributions from leading experts in the field, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Contemporary Issues in Adult Education collects in one volume the best previously published literature on the issues and trends affecting adult education today. The volume includes influential pieces from foundational authors in the profession such as Eduard C. Lindeman, Alain Locke, and Paulo Freire, as well as current work from authors around the world, including Laura L. Bierema, John M. Dirkx, Cecilia Amaluisa Fiallos, Peter Jarvis, Michael Newman, and Shirley Walters. In five sections, the book's thirty chapters delve into a wide range of compelling topics including: social justice, democracy, and activism diversity and marginalization human resource development lifelong learning ethical issues the meaning and role of emotions globalization and non-Western perspectives the role of mass media, popular culture, and "social learning" technology health, welfare, and environment Each piece is framed within its larger context by the editors, and each section is accompanied by helpful reflection and discussion questions.

Author : Elmer Hubert Staffelbach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1933
Category : Adult education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021539486

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The Case for Adult Education by Elmer Hubert Staffelbach Pdf

Author : Kjell Rubenson
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-17
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780123814890

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Adult Learning and Education by Kjell Rubenson Pdf

A collection of 46 articles from the diverse and still emerging field of adult education.

Author : Harold W. Stubblefield
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429781520

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Towards a History of Adult Education in America by Harold W. Stubblefield Pdf

Originally published in 1988 this book examines the work of the first generation adult education theorists and the traditions that their work helped establish. They debated the issues, aims and content of adult education programmes and began to explore the often difficult relationship between social expectations and the potential of education. As well as providing an authoritative history during a period of rapid social change in America, the book confirms that many of the preoccupations of the early thinkers have continued relevance today.

Author : Griff Foley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-25
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000248258

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Understanding Adult Education and Training by Griff Foley Pdf

'This is an impressive book that will be of wide interest to adult educators everywhere.Many of the book's contributors work at the University of Technology, Sydney - surely the world's pre-eminent institution for the study of adult learning, and the most open and generous location for debate. Its virtues are the book's.' Alan Tuckett, National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, UK 'I am happy to endorse this book enthusiastically as being appropriate for a North American audience of adult educators.Though it's an intentionally introductory survey, it never talks down to readers, never condescends. On the other hand, it's not so intenationally erudite that it collagpses into theoretical posturing; it stays firmly grounded in and connected to practice.' Stephen Brookfield, University of St. Thomas, USA Understanding Adult Education and Training offers a broad overview of the field for adult educators and workplace trainers. It introduces the keys issues, debates and theories in a way which is relevant to practice. Its aim is to deepen readers' understanding of adult learning and education so that they can be better practitioners. Adult education is a diverse field so there is no single body of knowledge which is appropriate for all adult educators. Understanding Adult Education and Training introduces a wide range of formal theory from adult education and associated fields, and shows readers how they can use it their own circumstances. The first edition of this book has become a standard reference for students and professionals in Australia. This edition is fully revised and updated for an international readership.