Examining Intergroup Dialogue’s Potential to Promote Social Justice in Adult Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 154134462110000
Author(s):  
Patrice French ◽  
Chaddrick James-Gallaway ◽  
Jeremy Bohonos
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Social Identity ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Social Conflict ◽  
Intergroup Dialogue ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Social Justice Pedagogy ◽  
Education Field

Intergroup dialogue (IGD) is a program for facilitating conversations about social identity, institutionalized and systemic oppression, social conflict, and social justice. This article examines how IGD can contribute to adult education’s socially just goals by facilitating transformative learning. An initial review of the literature, followed by a discussion of IGD’s relationship to existing social justice pedagogy, highlights IGD’s transformative aspects in various learning settings within the adult education field. Finally, this article provides recommendations on how IGD can contribute to adult education practice and research while exploring implications and limitations.

scholarly journals Rethinking adult learning and education as global citizenship education: A conceptual model with implications for policy, practice and further research

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcella Milana ◽  
Massimiliano Tarozzi
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Adult Education ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Global Citizenship Education ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
Citizenship Skills

This article provides a conceptual analysis of the two domains of global citizenship education and adult education and learning, along with their similarities and differences. It begins by unpacking the ambiguous and contested concept of global citizenship education and proposing a critical vision of it, within a global social justice framework. Against this backdrop, the article argues for re-conceptualizing adult education and learning as global citizenship education, instead of considering the latter to be one of the key issues of the former. Their structural link is grounded in their common epistemological nature. The domains are interlocked to the extent that both (1) promote active citizenship skills, (2) strive towards equality and social justice on a global level and (3) adopt a values-based approach and promote transformative learning. In conclusion, an original ‘Four-dimensions approach to adult education and learning as global citizenship education’ conceptual model is advanced potentially to inform policymakers, practitioners and researchers. The model is made up of four basic components of adult education and learning as global citizenship education, namely: aims and scope (what for), contents and skills (what), processes and pedagogies (how), actors and learning environments (who).

Re-positioning adult education for development to thrive in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Ephraim Wordu
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Systems ◽  
Agricultural Growth ◽  
Education Practice

The paper examines adult education practice in agriculture-led development strategy from pedagogical perspective. The paper believes that adult education has the potentialities for development but argues that there are missing elements in the adult education practice that are critical if sustained agricultural growth will be achieved. Instead of andragogy, transformative learning and liberatory method should be embraced. Also, instead of focusing on scientific knowledge systems alone, indigenous practices should be encouraged. 

Leveraging social justice pedagogy to counter racism: Conceptualizing an Advanced Certificate in Social Justice for Information Professionalsa

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Rajesh Singh ◽  
Kevin Rioux
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
North America ◽  
Graduate Programs ◽  
Social Justice Pedagogy ◽  
Information Professionals

The goal of the Advanced Certificate in Social Justice for Information Professionals at St. John’s University (SJU) is to offer both current LIS practitioners and LIS students a curriculum explicitly grounded in social justice principles and concepts that builds and enhances capabilities to substantively counter racism and other challenges to social justice that are reflected in the information sphere of the 2020’s. This article reports on the contexts, motivations and considerations for developing the Certificate. Included is a brief overview of current courses related to social justice offered by ALA-accredited graduate programs in North America, and a list of thematic emphases based in social justice frameworks that will drive the Certificate upon its launch.

Iz istorije obrazovanja odraslih u Bosni i Hercegovini i najznačajnije ustanove i delatnosti (1918-1941)

2019 ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Željko Bralić ◽  
Ljubinka Katić
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Bosnia And Herzegovina ◽  
Interwar Period ◽  
General Level ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
Archival Documents

The work contents a presentation of the main outcomes of an extensive historical-andragogical research, mainly based on the archival documents kept in Archives of Yugoslavia. An overview of adult education practice in Bosnia and Herzegovina is shaped from the documents data concerning the most signifcant institutions and activities organized as an attempt to contribute to general educational goals in Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – Yugoslavia between two wars, through andragogical educational activities: raising the general level of literacy and education of wide sections of the population. Institutional basis of adult education praxis at the time mostly rested upon literacy courses, people’s universities, cultural-educational societies, etc. This paper especially distinguishes andragogical activity of momentous and respectable Sarajevo-based cultural-educational establishments (People’s university, Gajret, Prosveta, Napredak), that were amongst the most signifcant and successful in Yugoslavia, and represented example of model work in adult education of the interwar period.

scholarly journals Transformative Learning: a Concept and Powerful Vision for Adult Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 128-131
Author(s):  
Md Mahfuzar Rahman ◽  
AK Mahbubul Hoque
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Factual Knowledge ◽  
Multiple Points ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
Substantial Change

Transformative learning is a process of learning that individuals to changes their critically assumptions and beliefs and consciously making and implementing plans that bring about new ways. It is a fundamentally rational and analytical process. It is also a process of getting beyond gaining factual knowledge alone to instead become learns in some meaningful way. It involves questioning assumptions, beliefs and values, and considering multiple points of view, while always seeking to verify reasoning. This learning is to make interpretations from the person's own beliefs, judgments and feelings and consciously define the meaning of the experience1 or a process of learning that creates a substantial change in the habits, ideas and/or outlook of an individual. This article highlights concept and theories that deals with the paradigm shift of changes needed among adult learners, role of educators and learners towards development of individual and social lives in addition to existing perspective (traditional) of teaching & learning practice. Practices of transformative learning vision and process in adult education have the scope to bring improved critical thinking and a way of changing life style.Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal Vol. 8, No. 2: Jul 2017, P 128-131

Practitioner perspectives on learning for social change through non-formal global citizenship education

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor J Brown
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Social Change ◽  
Transformative Learning ◽  
Citizenship Education ◽  
Critical Reflection ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Global Citizenship ◽  
Small Individual ◽  
Global Citizenship Education ◽  
The Social

This article engages with debates about transformative learning and social change, exploring practitioner perspectives on non-formal education activities run by non-governmental organisations. The research looked at how global citizenship education practitioners met their organisation’s goals of change for social justice through educational activities. This education is sometimes criticised for promoting small individual changes in behaviour, which do not ultimately lead to the social justice to which it pertains to aim. Findings suggest that this non-formal education aims to provide information from different perspectives and generate critical reflection, often resulting in shifts in attitudes and behaviour. While the focus is often on small actions, non-formal spaces opened up by such education allow for networks to develop, which are key for more collective action and making links to social movements. Although this was rarely the focus of these organisations, it was these steps, often resulting from reflection as a group on personal actions, which carried potentially for social change.

scholarly journals The Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool: A First Step in Doing Social Justice Pedagogy

JCSCORE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 132-166
Author(s):  
Sherria D. Taylor ◽  
Maria J. Veri ◽  
Michele Eliason ◽  
Jocelyn Clare R. Hermoso ◽  
Nicole D. Bolter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Stereotype Threat ◽  
Classroom Environment ◽  
Underrepresented Students ◽  
Design Tool ◽  
Social Justice Pedagogy ◽  
Integrative Framework ◽  
The Social ◽  
Syllabus Design ◽  
Pedagogical Research

Despite increased attention on social justice in higher education, underrepresented students often experience the classroom as unwelcoming and even hostile. Although theoretical and pedagogical research exists, what appears to be lacking are examples of concrete social justice pedagogy strategies that can be implemented in the classroom setting. This article describes the Social Justice Syllabus Design Tool (SJSDT) created to facilitate a greater emphasis on social justice in courses. Using an integrative framework and highlighting the focus areas of relationship, community, and process, the SJSDT offers a systematic approach to course re-design by which instructors can assess their classroom environment and course content. A syllabus that signals belongingness, growth mindset, communal goals, clear and positive expectations, and success-orientation assists in setting a welcoming tone that leads to greater student achievement and engagement. Such a syllabus may also help reduce the potential for triggering stereotype threat or other forms of alienation that affect student success among women and students of color in STEM programs. Feedback received from faculty who utilized the tool to revise their course syllabi are discussed, in addition to limitations and recommendations for future practice.

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