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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780163503321

Titolo

Making space [[electronic resource] ] : merging theory and practice in adult education / / edited by Vanessa Sheared and Peggy A. Sissel ; foreword by Phyllis M. Cunningham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, CT, : Bergin & Garvey, 2001

ISBN

0-313-00289-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (375 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ShearedVanessa <1956->

SisselPeggy A

Disciplina

374/.973

Soggetti

Adult education - Social aspects - United States

Discrimination in education - United States

Critical pedagogy - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Part I Deconstructing Exclusion and Inclusion in Adult Education; Chapter 1 Opening the Gates: Reflections on Power, Hegemony, Language, and the Status Quo Peggy A. Sissel and Vanessa Sheared; Chapter 2 Incorporating Postmodernist Perspectives into Adult Education David F. Hemphill; Chapter 3 Challenging Adult Learning: A Feminist Perspective Daniele D. Flannery and Elisabeth Hayes; Chapter 4 Talking about Whiteness: ""Adult Learning Principles"" and the Invisible Norm Sue Shore

Chapter 5 An Invisible Presence, Silenced Voices: African Americans in the Adult Education Professoriate Sherwood E. Smith and Scipio A. J. Colin IIIPart II History Revisited and Claimed; Chapter 6 The African- American Market Woman: Her Past, Our Future Cheryl A. Smith; Chapter 7 Creating an Intellectual Basis for Friendship: Practice and Politics in a White Women's Study Group Jane M. Hugo; Chapter 8 Northern Philanthropy's Ideological Influence on African- American Adult Education in the Rural South Bernadine S. Chapman

Chapter 9 Struggling to Learn, Learning to Struggle: Workers, Workplace Learning, and the Emergence of Human Resource Development Fred M. SchiedChapter 10 The Role of Adult Education in Workplace Ageism Su- fen Liu and Frances Rees; Part III Classrooms



and Communities: Contexts, Questions, and Critiques; Chapter 11 Communities in the Classroom: Critical Reflections on Adult Education in an Appalachian Community Mary Beth Bingman and Connie White with Amelia R. B. Kirby; Chapter 12 Education, Incarceration, and the Marginalization of Women Irene C. Baird

Chapter 13 Adult Basic Education: Equipped for the Future or for Failure? Donna AmstutzChapter 14 Teaching as Political Practice Ruth Bounous; Part IV Cultural Infusion: Reflections on Identity and Practice; Chapter 15 African- American Women of Inspiration Angela Humphrey Brown; Chapter 16 Through the Eyes of a Latina: Professional Women in Adult Education Rosita Lopez Marcano; Chapter 17 By My Own Eyes: A Story of Learning and Culture Lynette Harper and ""Mira""; Chapter 18 Using Queer Cultural Studies to Transgress Adult Educational Space Andre P. Grace

Chapter 19 Feminist Perspectives on Adult Education: Constantly Shifting Identities in Constantly Changing Times Elizabeth J. TisdellPart V Reconstructing the Field: Our Personal and Collective Identities; Chapter 20 Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Confronting Who ""We"" Are Merilyn Childs; Chapter 21 Technologies of Learning at Work: Disciplining the Self John Garrick and Nicky Solomon; Chapter 22 The Political Economy of Adult Education: Implications for Practice Jorge Jeria

Chapter 23 What Does Research, Resistance, and Inclusion Mean for Adult Education Practice? A Reflective Response Vanessa Sheared and Peggy A. Sissel