Power and possibility : adult education in a diverse and complex world / edited by Fergal Finnegan and Bernie Grummell.
"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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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill Sense,
[2020]
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| Series: | Research on the education & learning of adults
volume 7. |
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| Online Access: | JSTOR Open Access Access via Directory of Open Access Books |
| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Item Description: | "The book emerged from discussion at the ESREA Triennial conference at Maynooth in 2016.". |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 200 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9004413324 9789004413320 9004413316 9789004413313 |
| ISSN: | 2542-9345 ; |