The "Accidental Activist": Learning, Embodiment and Action

Autor/in	Ollis, Tracey
Titel	The "Accidental Activist": Learning, Embodiment and Action
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 48 (2008) 2, S.316-335 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1394
Schlagwörter	Community Development; Lifelong Learning; Adult Learning; Social Change; Foreign Countries; Social Environment; Epistemology; Activism; Holistic Approach; Experiential Learning; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community; Development; Entwicklung; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Adulte education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Sozialer Wandel; Ausland; Soziales Umfeld; Erkenntnistheorie; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Holistischer Ansatz; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Australien
Abstract	The 21st century has seen renewed interest in activism, community development and social change globally (Kenny 2006). This paper outlines the educational significance of the learning practices of activists as they engage within and against the state. In an era of adult education which emphasises lifelong learning and learning in the workplace, this article explores the holistic practices of activists as they learn from one another in a social context or "on the job". Adult activists act with agency, their learning is purposive; it is resolute and they are there and act for a reason. This learning is not only cognitive but also embodied; it is learning often associated with the emotions of passion, anger, desire and a commitment to social change. Drawing on current research in Australia, attention is given to an important but at times forgotten epistemology of adult learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10