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Ramdeholl, Dianne – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2019
In this chapter, the editor reflects on the contributions of each chapter envisioning what social justice adult education, grounded in critical frameworks for democratic social change and social movement learning, could look like.
Descriptors: Social Justice, Activism, Adult Education, Democracy
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Roumell, Elizabeth A.; James-Gallaway, ArCasia D. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2021
This article addresses the role of community learning within social movements and the fight for social justice and human rights. To understand contemporary social movements and their role in community learning and advocacy for social change, it is essential to contextualize them within the long history of Black women's activist labor and…
Descriptors: Social Change, Community Education, Social Justice, Race
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Michelson, Elana; Mandell, Alan – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2020
This closing article urges adult educators to continue to question our role, our ideas, and our pedagogical strategies in order to renew our efforts to support social change and social justice.
Descriptors: Adult Educators, Teacher Role, Educational Strategies, Social Change
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Munger, Kelly M.; Mertens, Donna M. – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2011
This article explores philosophical and theoretical frameworks that are useful for the conduct of research with people with disabilities. It then uses these frameworks as a basis for discussion of research practices, with a specific focus on differences that occur because of specific impairments and various cultural meanings of disability. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Social Change, Educational Practices, Educational Research
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Heaney, Tom – New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 2009
"Fairness" and "justice" are, according to Gallie (1964), essentially contested concepts--concepts for which there are common understandings in the abstract, but disagreements over the application of these concepts to specific instances. Contested terms are often critical in ethical dilemmas--those times when practitioners are…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Figurative Language, Social Change, Ethics