Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education

In this article, I try to explore the squeezing concept of adult education that provides a kind of identity to the field characterised by vagueness, diversity and the links to social justice. This diversity is also present when talking about the participants in the process. After presenting the conc...

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Main Author: Emilio Lucio-Villegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2016-04-01
Series:European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9078
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spelling doaj-c0198a72d4324683928c58be278465c52020-11-25T00:39:08ZengLinköping University Electronic PressEuropean Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults2000-74262016-04-0171758810.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9078Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult educationEmilio Lucio-VillegasIn this article, I try to explore the squeezing concept of adult education that provides a kind of identity to the field characterised by vagueness, diversity and the links to social justice. This diversity is also present when talking about the participants in the process. After presenting the concept of adult education, I explore three different experiences that I have referred to as non-traditional spaces of adult education. In the conclusion, I consider that the diversity, the production of knowledge, and the role of both teacher and learners are essential to define non-traditional spaces and non-traditional participants in adult education.http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9078Adult educationdiversityknowledgenon-traditional studentsparticipation
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Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
Adult education
diversity
knowledge
non-traditional students
participation
author_facet Emilio Lucio-Villegas
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title Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
title_short Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
title_full Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
title_fullStr Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
title_full_unstemmed Like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
title_sort like a rolling stone: non-traditional spaces of adult education
publisher Linköping University Electronic Press
series European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults
issn 2000-7426
publishDate 2016-04-01
description In this article, I try to explore the squeezing concept of adult education that provides a kind of identity to the field characterised by vagueness, diversity and the links to social justice. This diversity is also present when talking about the participants in the process. After presenting the concept of adult education, I explore three different experiences that I have referred to as non-traditional spaces of adult education. In the conclusion, I consider that the diversity, the production of knowledge, and the role of both teacher and learners are essential to define non-traditional spaces and non-traditional participants in adult education.
topic Adult education
diversity
knowledge
non-traditional students
participation
url http://dx.doi.org/10.3384/rela.2000-7426.rela9078
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