Political Sociology of Adult Education / by Carlos Alberto Torres.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Torres, Carlos Alberto.

Series:

International Issues in Adult Education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education.

Local Subjects:

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (110 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2013.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Critical Theorist Carlos Alberto Torres offers a political sociology of adult learning and education, based on Critical Social Theory and the always inspiring work of Paulo Freire. Empirically grounded and theoretically sophisticated, this new book follows the footsteps of his classic book published in the early nineties The Politics of Nonformal Education in Latin America. Torres book offers comparative and international sociological analyses of adult learning and education, an area in which there is an obsession with ‘practice’ and an aversion to theory, with some notable and laudable exceptions, but which has the potential to provide avenues for social justice education in ways that no other systems and policies can. This book revitalizes social theory in education, and provides ample evidence of the power of adult learning and education, examining a variety of policy documents connected with the various adult education congresses promoted by the UNESCO, which are thoroughly scrutinized for what they bring to or omit from the policy agenda. In the context of new developments in adult learning and education, particularly the impact of multiple globalizations, neoliberalism, and the new role of international organizations in reconceptualizing lifelong learning, new evidence-based research, new narratives, and the vibrancy of social movements striving for a new and possible world, it is clear that new theoretical designs were needed making this is a must-read book.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Reconceptualizing Lifelong Learning

A Political Sociology of Adult Learning Education in the Twenty First Century

Rationalities in Adult Learning Education

Adult Learning Education and Civilization Crises

Reinventing Adult Learning Education: Unleashing the Power, Reclaiming the Dream

Adult Learning Education and Literacy as International Comparative Education

Transformative Social Justice Learning as a New Lifelong Learning Paradigm: The Role of Critical Theory and Public Intellectuals

Bibliography

Afterword

Praise for the Book-Back Jacket

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789462092273

9462092273

OCLC:

857765907