| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxxiv, 520 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| Contents |
PT. 1. GLOBALIZATION AND THE MARKET ECONOMY -- 1. Adult education and social transformation / Zelda L. Groener -- 2. Adult education and the empowerment of the individual in a global society / Cecilia Amaluísa -- 3. Development of educators in relation to globalization in Latin America / Juan José Madrigal Goerne -- 4. Globalization and the future of critical adult education / John D. Holst -- 5. In the belly of the beast: globalization and adult education in the United States / Fred M. Schied -- 6. Adult education and the mass media in the age of globalization / Talmadge C. Guy -- 7. Framing a critical discourse on globalization / Daniel V. Folkman -- |
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PT. 2. MARGINALIZED POPULATIONS -- 8. Is adult education an agent for change or instrument of the status quo? / Vivian W. Mott -- 9. Race, politics, and economic self-sufficiency in a culture of welfare reform / Mary V. Alfred -- 10. Women facing internal armed conflict: the challenge for adult education / Mónica Arboleda Giraldo -- 11. Using visual methods to bring people to the center / Doria Daniels -- 12. Women's learning and development in the workplace / Laura L. Bierema -- 13. Mainstreaming marginalized populations through adult education programs: the herdboys in Lesotho / Mantina V. Mohasi -- 14. Disability as an issue of marginalization / Tonnette S. Rocco -- 15. The intersection of education, hegemony, and marginalization within the academy / Vanessa Sheared -- 16. Breaking down barriers: challenging the hegemony of privileged positionalities / Lisa M. Baumgartner -- |
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PT. 3. ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH -- 17. The role of the church in combating HIV/AIDS / Irene Ellen Chadibe -- 18. Western and indigenous African knowledge systems affecting gender and HIV/AIDS prevention in Botswana / Peggy Gabo Ntseane -- 19. Aligning health promotion and adult education for healthier communities / Barbara J. Daley -- 20. "He hits me and my world shatters": how could adult education possibly make a difference here? / M. Carolyn Clark -- 21. The greening of the adult education academy / Edward W. Taylor -- 22. Environmental adult education: producing polychromatic spaces for a sustainable world / Robert J. Hill -- 23. Adult education on the environmental margin: a call for action / Barbara McDonald -- |
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PT. 4. COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT -- 24. Adult education and social capital: supporting communities in the context of HIV/AIDS / Gillian Attwood -- 25. Transformative learning: a community empowerment conduit for African American women / Juanita Johnson-Bailey -- 26. Adult education for community empowerment: toward the possibility of another world / Rita María Ceballos -- 27. Noninstrumental objectives for contemporary popular education / Julián González -- 28. Adult literacy education and empowerment in Africa: problems and prospects / Tonic Maruatona -- 29. Literacy as a human right: research and policies / Vera Masagăo Ribiero -- 30. Improving the effectiveness of volunteers in community-based adult literacy education / Alisa Belzer -- |
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PT. 5. LIFELONG LEARNING AND EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS -- 31. Radical mutuality and self-other relationship in adult education / Marsha Rossiter -- 32. Low-income adult learners in higher education: politics, policies, and praxis / Catherine A. Hansman -- 33. Research in popular and adult education in Latin America / Mercedes Ruiz -- 34. Ways of organizing knowledge for teaching in youth and adult education / María del Carmen Lorenzatti -- 35. Building a learning community for parents and directors of educational establishments in Chile / Javier Corvalán -- 36. Popular education and lifelong learning: an integrative approach to poverty, development, and change / Peter G. Malvicini -- 37. Challenges in setting up systems for assessing prior experiential learning in higher distance education / Rita Kizito -- 38. The role of "learning-committed leaders" in lifelong learning / Andrea D. Ellinger -- 39. The role of adult education in addressing global issues / Sharan B. Merriam, Bradley C. Courtenay, Ronald M. Cervero. |
| Subject |
Adult education -- Latin America.
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Adult education -- Africa, Southern.
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Adult education -- United States.
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Globalization.
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| Added Author |
Merriam, Sharan B.
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Courtenay, Bradley C.
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Cervero, Ronald M.
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| ISBN |
0787978108 cloth |
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9780787978105 cloth |
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