Power Practice Adult Education
"This book will be the single most important contribution to our field's knowledge base in the past two decades. The authors have managed to shift the focus of adult education back to the social concerns that were taken for granted when the field was founded. We are ready for this long overdue book. Indeed, we have been yearning for this book. It will tilt our field back towards its moral center."—B. Allan Quigley, chair, Department of Adult Education, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova...
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"The single most important contribution to our field's knowledge base in the past two decades. The authors have managed to shift the focus of adult education back to the social concerns that were taken for granted when the field was founded. We are ready for this long overdue book. Indeed, we have been yearning for this book. It will tilt our field back towards its moral center." --B. Allan Quigley, chair, Department of Adult Education, St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia "Power in Practice is a wonderful book--full of case studies, updated theories, new perspectives, and evidence that adult education can and does change people's lives." --Michael Newman, senior lecturer in adult education, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia Adult educators know that they can no longer focus solely on the needs of learners without responsibly addressing the political and ethical consequences of their work. Power in Practice examines how certain adult education programs, practices, and policies can become a subtle part of power relationships in wider society. It provides a rich array of real-world cases that highlight the pivotal role of adult educators as "knowledge and power brokers" in the conflict between learners and the social forces surrounding them. The authors discuss how to teach responsibly, develop effective adult education programs, and provide exemplary leadership in complex political contexts, including the workplace and higher education. Educators in the middle of power struggles will learn how to become more politically aware while actively shaping their enterprises to meet important social needs. Booknews Contributors written by professors of education and history, as well as adult education program directors and community developers, discuss efforts to promote social or economic change through the mechanisms of adult education. Focusing on the connections between power, politics, and practice in the field, contributions address adult education and work, adult education in colleges and universities, and technologies of practice in adult education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
ForewordPrefaceThe Authors1At the Heart of Practice: The Struggle for Knowledge and Power12The Power of Economic Globalization: Deskilling Immigrant Women Through Training233Silent Power: HRD and the Management of Learning in the Workplace424The Power of Discourse: Work-Related Learning in the "Learning Age"605The Power of the State: Connecting Lifelong Learning Policy and Educational Practice836The Politics of Globalization: Transformative Practice in Adult Education Graduate Programs1077The Power of Race and Gender: Black Women's Struggle and Survival in Higher Education1268The Politics of Positionality: Teaching for Social Change in Higher Education1459Transforming Boundaries of Power in the Classroom: Learning From La Mestiza16410The Politics of Access and Communication: Using Distance Learning Technologies18711A Political Analysis of Discussion Groups: Can the Circle Be Unbroken?20612The Politics of Place: Producing Power and Identity in Continuing Education22613Solidarity and Power in Urban Gay Communities: Planning HIV Prevention Education24714Power in Practice: A New Foundation for Adult Education267Name Index289Subject Index295
\ BooknewsContributors written by professors of education and history, as well as adult education program directors and community developers, discuss efforts to promote social or economic change through the mechanisms of adult education. Focusing on the connections between power, politics, and practice in the field, contributions address adult education and work, adult education in colleges and universities, and technologies of practice in adult education. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
