Turning Theory on Ourselves: Some Resources and Constraints for Adult Educators

Autor/in	O'Sullivan, Denis
Titel	Turning Theory on Ourselves: Some Resources and Constraints for Adult Educators
Quelle	In: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, (2008), S.13-32 (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8040
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Adult Education; Integrity; Adult Educators; Ethics; Social Change; Student Participation; Social Theories; Adult Learning; Role of Education; Change Strategies; Coping; Empowerment; Social Influences + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Integrität; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Ethik; Sozialer Wandel; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Gesellschaftstheorie; Adulte education; Bildungsauftrag; Lösungsstrategie; Bewältigung; Sozialer Einfluss
Abstract	This article argues that as adult educators we should not be outside the remit of our own theorising. It begins with an earlier effort to construct an ethical grammar to audit the probity of working to change others through adult education. This is situated in terms of contemporary debates about the possibility of truth and certainty in understanding and changing the world. Maintaining the vision of adult education as a transformative force in society while respecting the integrity of our students as co-participants in this process is identified as a pivotal challenge. Constraints on engaging with this challenge are analysed and further resources for turning theory on ourselves are suggested. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10