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Education and Climate Change: Living and Learning in Interesting Times
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Kagawa, Fumiyo, Ed.; Selby, David, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2009
There is widespread consensus in the international scientific community that climate change is happening and that abrupt and irreversible impacts are already set in motion. What part does education have to play in helping alleviate rampant climate change and in mitigating its worst effects? In this volume, contributors review and reflect upon…
Descriptors: Socialization, Health Education, Democracy, Citizenship Education
In Defense of the Lifeworld. Critical Perspectives on Adult Learning.
Welton, Michael R., Ed. – 1995
This book presents six critical commentaries on the state of the discipline and practice of adult education. "The Critical Turn in Adult Education Theory" (Michael R. Welton) takes the position that the critical theoretical tradition from Marx to Habermas can provide a foundation for an emancipatory educational practice.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Learning, Critical Theory
Asian and Pacific American Education: Learning, Socialization, and Identity. Research on the Education of Asian Pacific Americans
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Park, Clara C., Ed.; Endo, Russell, Ed.; Goodwin, A. Lin, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2005
This research anthology is the third volume in a series sponsored by the Special Interest Group-Research on the Education of Asian and Pacific Americans (SIG-REAPA) of the American Educational Research Association and National Association for Asian and Pacific American Education. This series explores and explains the lived experiences of Asian and…
Descriptors: Community Development, Cognitive Style, Ethnicity, Race
Gender, Innovation and Education in Latin America.
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Jung, Ingrid, Ed.; King, Linda, Ed. – 1999
This document contains 19 papers on gender, innovation, and education in Latin America. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Ingrid Jung); "Reflections on the Gender Perspective in Experiences of Non-Formal Education with Women" (Lilian Celiberti); "Gender and Innovation" (Graciela Messina);…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Development
Reclaiming Common Purpose. Special Millennium Issue, Summer 2000.
Thompson, Jane, Ed.; Shaw, Mae, Ed.; Bane, Liam, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 11 papers about the potential for progressive educational practice in the United Kingdom and elsewhere. "Editorial" (Mae Shaw, Jane Thompson, Liam Bane) discusses the tradition of common purpose in education and the need to tackle social exclusion, educate for active citizenship, and promote lifelong learning and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students