Adult Education and the Home Front

Autor/in	Newman, Michael
Titel	Adult Education and the Home Front
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 18 (2007) 7, S.8-11 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Adult Educators; War; Leadership; Democracy; Perspective Taking; Credibility; Citizen Participation; Communication Strategies; Criticism; Logical Thinking; Creative Thinking; Activism; Cognitive Processes; Emotional Intelligence; Self Motivation; Social Cognition; Lifelong Learning; Heuristics; Australia; Iraq + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Krieg; Führung; Führungsposition; Demokratie; Zukunftsperspektive; Glaubwürdigkeit; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Kommunikationsstrategie; Kritik; Kreatives Denken; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Emotionale Intelligenz; Soziale Kognition; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Heuristik; Australien; Irak
Abstract	In his book entitled "Teaching Defiance: Stories and strategies for activist educators," this author asserted that, although his book was not a discussion of the Iraq war, it was concerned with the way the war has been "waged" in the countries of the three invaders: the USA, the UK and Australia. For him, the fact that each government disregarded the will of so many of its citizens marked a significant change. When governments disregard the protests of the people who elected them, adult educators--like all concerned people--have a duty to promote public dialogue between citizens and their leaders. The author believes that adult educators should make use of whatever skills they have to help re-establish a democracy constructed on open, frank and continuing public dialogue between the citizens and their elected leaders. This article discusses the skills that are needed to engage in dialogue with the leaders: (1) making appraisals; (2) thinking clearly; (3) thinking inventively; (4) taking action; and (5) acting wisely. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/Publications/Periodicals/Default.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10