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Publication Details
Title:
Participatory Practices in Adult Education
Authors:
Publisher:
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers
Year:
2001
ISBN
0805837051
Number of Pages
318
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Description / Comments:
LCCN: 00-64046
Although there has been a great deal of rhetoric about
learner empowerment in educational and community development
circles, this book is the first to offer detailed examples
of successful participatory practices in adult education
spanning a wide range of program settings, such as schools,
institutions, communities, and the workplace. The editors
join with practitioner colleagues in the United States and
Canada to document successes; to network about ideas from
active projects, past and present, that have had a
participatory component; to share experience, new knowledge,
lessons learned, and refle
ctions. The focus is on projects initiated with the
intention that greater participation would benefit
individuals and groups previously excluded from positions of
control. The aim is to provide concrete models and
suggestions to practitioners who want to develop the
participatory nature of their own activities--from
initiation, to organization, goal-setting, and ongoing
leadership of adult education programs. Some chapters give
detailed descriptions of the triumphs and challenges in
individual projects, while others center more on theoretical
analysis and reflection on years of experience. All,
however, are rooted in particular experiences and give
concrete examples from action. Includes bibliographical
references.
Topics / Keywords:
adult literacy, adult basic education, ABE, practice, theory, program models, adult education -- social aspects -- case studies -- Canada -- United States, popular education, functional literacy
Section:
Adult Lit > ABE
Resource Type:
Practice, Theory & Program Models
Location:
Bookshelves
Copies:
1
Entry Date:
October 3rd 2005
Last Updated:
July 3rd 2007
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