DIY Activists: Communities of Practice, Cultural Dialogism, and Radical Knowledge Sharing

Autor/inn/en	Hemphill, David; Leskowitz, Shari
Titel	DIY Activists: Communities of Practice, Cultural Dialogism, and Radical Knowledge Sharing
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 63 (2013) 1, S.57-77 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713612442803
Schlagwörter	Adult Education; Informal Education; Independent Study; Self Efficacy; Activities; Communities of Practice; Power Structure; Political Attitudes; Ideology; Activism; Teaching Models; Teaching Methods; Cooperative Learning; Participation; Open Source Technology; Educational Practices; Life Style; Quality of Life; Sharing Behavior; Skills; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Selbststudium; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Community; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Ideologie; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Lehrmodell; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Kooperatives Lernen; Teilnahme; Bildungspraxis; Lebensstil; Lebensqualität; Skill; Fertigkeit; Kalifornien
Abstract	This study explored innovative alternative processes of living, learning, and knowledge sharing of a loosely knit community of anarchist, anticapitalist "Do-It-Yourself" (DIY) activists. Generated through participant observation and interviews, findings reinforced adult education theories--that adults can diagnose their own learning needs and carry out appropriate learning activities. Participants also critiqued prevailing educational practices, suggesting alternatives such as autonomy, choice, critical thinking, cooperative learning, and deconstructing hierarchy. In particularly promising findings, the DIY activists described radical alternative channels for knowledge sharing: piracy, skillshares, Internet/open source media, the streets, and zines. Employing older and newer technologies, and legal and illegal methods, these modalities embodied in powerful ways the participants' radical political commitments. The DIY activists also gave cause to reflect on the nature of cultural dialogism, community, and communities of practice as they struggled with the nature of their own identities, ideologies, and desires to broaden outreach beyond their immediate community. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10