Contemporary Adult Education Philosophies and Practices in Art Galleries and Museums in Canada and the UK

Autor/inn/en	Clover, Darlene E.; Bell, Lorraine
Titel	Contemporary Adult Education Philosophies and Practices in Art Galleries and Museums in Canada and the UK
Quelle	In: Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, (2013), S.29-43 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0790-8040
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Interviews; Focus Groups; Observation; Museums; Arts Centers; Educational Philosophy; Educational Practices; Comparative Analysis; Adult Educators; Teacher Attitudes; Teacher Education; Canada; United Kingdom (England); United Kingdom (Scotland) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Beobachtung; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Bildungspraxis; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Lehrerverhalten; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Kanada
Abstract	Public art galleries and museums have been mandated to become more relevant and useful to the lived experiences of the broad communities they claim to serve. Adult education has long been part of the work of these institutions, although historically the relationship has been uneasy, and they seldom feature in the adult education literature. To fill this knowledge gap, we developed a cross-national comparative study that employed individual interviews, focus groups and observations to explore the adult education perspectives and activities of adult educators in art galleries and museums in Canada, England and Scotland. Findings show inconsistencies in understandings around education and learning, disconnections between internal and external activities and lack of institutional support. However, a plethora of socially responsive activities to tackle racial and religious intolerance, or explore power and identity, illustrate that despite tradition and other constraints, these adult educators are making valuable contributions to social justice and change. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10