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Author: Pat Campbell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-05-18
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1135654107
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDocuments participatory practices in adult educational programs, institutions, the community, and the workplace. Offers detailed examples, models, and suggestions.
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2020-11-27
Total Pages: 1673
ISBN-13: 1799877507
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe issue of social justice has been brought to the forefront of society within recent years, and educational institutions have become an integral part of this critical conversation. Classroom settings are expected to take part in the promotion of inclusive practices and the development of culturally proficient environments that provide equal and effective education for all students regardless of race, gender, socio-economic status, and disability, as well as from all walks of life. The scope of these practices finds itself rooted in curriculum, teacher preparation, teaching practices, and pedagogy in all educational environments. Diversity within school administrations, teachers, and students has led to the need for socially just practices to become the norm for the progression and advancement of education worldwide. In a modern society that is fighting for the equal treatment of all individuals, the classroom must be a topic of discussion as it stands as a root of the problem and can be a major step in the right direction moving forward. Research Anthology on Instilling Social Justice in the Classroom is a comprehensive reference source that provides an overview of social justice and its role in education ranging from concepts and theories for inclusivity, tools, and technologies for teaching diverse students, and the implications of having culturally competent and diverse classrooms. The chapters dive deeper into the curriculum choices, teaching theories, and student experience as teachers strive to instill social justice learning methods within their classrooms. These topics span a wide range of subjects from STEM to language arts, and within all types of climates: PK-12, higher education, online or in-person instruction, and classrooms across the globe. This book is ideal for in-service and preservice teachers, administrators, social justice researchers, practitioners, stakeholders, researchers, academicians, and students interested in how social justice is currently being implemented in all aspects of education.
Author: Wang, Viktor
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-04-16
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 1799876012
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe philosophical foundation of emancipatory knowledge lies in critical theory. In this paradigm, instrumental and communicative knowledge are not rejected but are limited. If we do not question current scientific and social theories and accepted truths, we may never realize how we are constrained by their inevitable distortions and errors. Without the possibility of critical questioning of ourselves and our beliefs, such constraining knowledge can be accepted by entire cultures. The research paradigm that is relevant for constructing this kind of knowledge is the critical paradigm. Data are always qualitative and have specific methods of research. Quantitative research unquestionably has a place and is fundamental to scientific advances, but qualitative research delves into what it is to be human. Through qualitative research, we gain insight into communicative knowledge, its rich nature, and the mechanisms by which communicative knowledge is formed and interpreted. Qualitative research enables the necessary exploration and critical analysis of social systems and uncovers and facilitates critical reflections on the inevitable assumptions, which shape social behavior and interaction, thereby stimulating and empowering change. Promoting Qualitative Research Methods for Critical Reflection and Change provides readers with a comprehensive array of qualitative research methods, which can be implemented in a variety of contexts for a variety of purposes. The chapters explore the impact, uses, and methodologies for qualitative research across various fields of research. This book is ideal for practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the use of qualitative research methods.
Author: Pat Campbell
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005-05-18
Total Pages: 499
ISBN-13: 1135654093
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough 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 reflections. 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. Participatory Practices in Adult Education is a vital resource for both new and experienced practitioners--including basic educators, workplace educators, administrators, policymakers, trainers, human resource managers, and community development workers--who want to learn from the practical experiences of their counterparts, and is highly appropriate as a text for courses in adult education and community development.
Author: Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher: IGI Global
Published: 2021-03-19
Total Pages: 1551
ISBN-13: 1799887340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhether it is earning a GED, a particular skill, or technical topic for a career, taking classes of interest, or even returning to begin a degree program or completing it, adult learning encompasses those beyond the traditional university age seeking out education. This type of education could be considered non-traditional as it goes beyond the typical educational path and develops learners that are self-initiated and focused on personal development in the form of gaining some sort of education. Essentially, it is a voluntary choice of learning throughout life for personal and professional development. While there is often a large focus towards K-12 and higher education, it is important that research also focuses on the developing trends, technologies, and techniques for providing adult education along with understanding lifelong learners’ choices, developments, and needs. The Research Anthology on Adult Education and the Development of Lifelong Learners focuses specifically on adult education and the best practices, services, and educational environments and methods for both the teaching and learning of adults. This spans further into the understanding of what it means to be a lifelong learner and how to develop adults who want to voluntarily contribute to their own development by enhancing their education level or knowledge of certain topics. This book is essential for teachers and professors, course instructors, business professionals, school administrators, practitioners, researchers, academicians, and students interested in the latest advancements in adult education and lifelong learning.
Author: Kyung-Hwa Yang
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2016-06-07
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 9811010501
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book highlights participatory video as an instrument for community-based adult education and focuses in particular on the role that it can play in promoting participatory culture among adult learners. In brief, participatory video refers to participant-centered video making. Today, participant-generated videos can travel farther and faster than ever before, and thus, the perspectives represented can be effectively shared by a large number of people. Participatory video can also offer those involved an opportunity to address issues that matter to them and give voice to their experiences. The author explores this potential based on her experience working with adult learners in a metropolitan community and addresses participatory video in both theory and practice. The target readership is adult educators, but it will also be helpful to researchers who have a particular interest in incorporating video into their community-based work.
Author: Patricia A. Lawler
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Published: 1991
Total Pages: 88
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Barbara Burnaby
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough 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 literacy and ESL programs, and correctional and workplace programs. The editors join with practitioner colleagues in the United States and Canada to document successes; to network about ideas about active projects, past and present, that have had a participatory component; to share experience, new knowledge, lessons learned, and reflections. Some chapters give detailed descriptions of the triumphs and challenges in individual projects, while others centre more on theoretical analysis and years of experience. All, however, are rooted in particular experiences and give examples from action. Participatory Practices in Adult Education is a vital resource for both new and experienced practitioners who want to learn from the practical experiences of their counterparts, and is highly appropriate as a text for courses in adult education and community development. Table of contents: * A personal journey into participatory education (Virginia L. Sauve) * Naming, making and connecting - reclaiming lost arts: the pedagogical possibilities of photo-story production (Deborah Barndt) * Participatory literacy practices: exploring pedagogy (Pat Campbell) * "Why would they listen to me?" Reflections on learner leadership activities (Jenny Horsman) * Getting our own education: peer tutoring and participatory education in an adult literacy centre (Mary Norton) * Power and program planning in a community-based context (Sue M. Scott and Margo Schmitt-Boshnick) * Strategic planning in rural town meetings: issues related to citizen participation and democratic decision making (Jeff Zacharakis-Jutz) * A collaborative committee process in the workplace (Mary Ellen Belifore and Sue Folinsbee) * Participatory workplace education: resisting fear driven models (Andrea Nash) * From where we live, how far can we see? (Gary Pharness) * Learning democracy / democratizing learning: participatory graduate education (Elena Bront de Avila, Theresa Caron, Patricia Anderson Flanagan, Denise Frer, Thomas Heaney, Nancy Hyland, Susan Kerstein, Christine Kowalski and Eugene Rinaldi) * Possibilities for participatory education through prisoners' own educational practices (Howard S. Davidson) * "Yes, but ... ": problematizing participatory ESL pedagogy (Elsa Auerbach) * The many faces of participatory adult education (Barbara Burnaby).
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2012-04-26
Total Pages: 504
ISBN-13: 0309219590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA high level of literacy in both print and digital media is required for negotiating most aspects of 21st-century life, including supporting a family, education, health, civic participation, and competitiveness in the global economy. Yet, more than 90 million U.S. adults lack adequate literacy. Furthermore, only 38 percent of U.S. 12th graders are at or above proficient in reading. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction synthesizes the research on literacy and learning to improve literacy instruction in the United States and to recommend a more systemic approach to research, practice, and policy. The book focuses on individuals ages 16 and older who are not in K-12 education. It identifies factors that affect literacy development in adolescence and adulthood in general, and examines their implications for strengthening literacy instruction for this population. It also discusses technologies for learning that can assist with multiple aspects of teaching, assessment,and accommodations for learning. There is inadequate knowledge about effective instructional practices and a need for better assessment and ongoing monitoring of adult students' proficiencies, weaknesses, instructional environments, and progress, which might guide instructional planning. Improving Adult Literacy Instruction recommends a program of research and innovation to validate, identify the boundaries of, and extend current knowledge to improve instruction for adults and adolescents outside school. The book is a valuable resource for curriculum developers, federal agencies such as the Department of Education, administrators, educators, and funding agencies.
Author: Stephen D. Brookfield
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2010-10-19
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 0787998257
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRadicalizing Learning calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors set out to show how educators can help learners envision and enact this radical transformation. Specifically, the book explores the areas of adult learning, training, teaching, facilitation, program development, and research. Each chapter provides a guide to the different paradigms and perspectives that prevail across the field of theory and practice. The authors then tie all of the themes into how adult learning for participatory democracy works in a diverse society.
