Political sociology of adult education.

Autor/in	Torres, Carlos Alberto
Titel	Political sociology of adult education.
Quelle	Rotterdam u.a.: Sense Publ. (2013), IX, 106 S. PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	International Issues in Adult Education. 12
Beigaben	Illustrationen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISBN	9-462-09227-3; 978-9-462-09227-3
DOI	10.1007/978-94-6209-227-3
Schlagwörter	Forschung; Neoliberalismus; Politische Soziologie; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Globalisierung; Erwachsenenbildung; Lebenslanges Lernen; Evidenz; Theorie; Freire, Paulo
Abstract	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. (Verlag).
Erfasst von	Deutsches Institut für Erwachsenenbildung - Leibniz-Zentrum für Lebenslanges Lernen, Bonn
Update	2016/4