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Direct linkNesbit, Tom – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2005
In summarizing earlier arguments for privileging a class perspective on adult education, this chapter considers that perspective's practical relevance and suggests resources for further reading.
Descriptors: Social Class, Adult Education, Social Influences, Power Structure
Merrill, Barbara – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2004
Adult education in the United Kingdom is historically associated with working-class movements in the nineteenth century. In recent years, however, with the popularity of postmodernism, social class has become a neglected concept among sociologists and adult educators. Wider participation strategies have increased the number of adult students…
Descriptors: Working Class, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
