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The Arts as an Occasion for Collective Adult Learning as Authentic Community Development
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Aprill, Arnold; Townsell, Richard – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2007
All too often, a community undergoing a community development process is relegated to the role of audience to outsiders' expertise. Community members are asked to furnish token "representation" of the residents' point of view and once they have been represented are asked to approve what the outsiders say is in their best interest. This dynamic is…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Development, Adult Learning, Art Activities