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Hilary Landorf – New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource Development, 2023
This is a narrative inquiry of Dr. Joan Wynne's transformative leadership in education that traces the roots of Wynne's social justice activism and rich descriptions and examples of her transformative leadership qualities. Akin to a Russian doll, integrity is the overall case within which all of Wynne's transformative leadership qualities…
Descriptors: Transformational Leadership, Social Justice, Activism, Leadership Qualities
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Fleming, Ted – Studies in Philosophy and Education, 2012
The legacy of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research has been a powerful force for critically understanding social reality. Erich Fromm was one of the early and best known members of the Institute. Fromm emphasised the centrality of culture and interpersonal relations in the construction of the psyche. The unconscious was not only the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Democracy, Psychiatry
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Taber, Nancy – Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 2011
This article describes a research study about the experiences of adult educators in which the stories of three of the participants were central in exploring the issue of social care in adult education. It proposes that the adult educators with a social care orientation in this study acknowledge the importance of, and work to provide for, human…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Climate, Social Problems, Adult Educators
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Shapira-Lishchinsky, Orly – Journal of Educational Administration, 2012
Purpose: This study attempts to describe mentors' perceptions of their ethical dilemmas, the derived mentor roles, and the ethical guidelines suggested by mentors, with reference to previous studies exploring the mentors' multifaceted roles. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 60 mentors participated in a two-phase study: the mentors were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mentors, Attitudes, Role