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Lisa M. Baumgartner; Lihua Shang – Adult Learning, 2025
Women's workforce and higher education participation have increased in the past 30 years. This article reviews the literature on women in "Adult Learning" from 1989 through 2022. Key findings include that women were portrayed as marginalized, deficient, learners, educators, juggling social roles, and resilient. Various positionalities…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Education, Females, Educational History
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Winfrey, Danesha N. – Commission for International Adult Education, 2018
This paper explores liberation movement theory from educational and historical standpoints. Liberation movement theory is defined as a theory in which the oppressed seek personal, political, and social development through freedom from domination. In this paper, liberation, non-formal education, and popular education are learning theories that are…
Descriptors: Popular Education, Informal Education, Power Structure, Individual Development