Revisiting Highlander and Its Theoretical Origins for Civic Education

Autor/in	Loberg, Kristi K.
Titel	Revisiting Highlander and Its Theoretical Origins for Civic Education
Quelle	In: Journal of Transformative Education, 20 (2022) 3, S.226-240 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1541-3446
DOI	10.1177/15413446221103193
Schlagwörter	Citizenship Education; Civics; Adult Education; Educational Theories; Transformative Learning; Educational Practices; Citizen Participation; Educational Facilities; Social Change; Philosophy; Influences; Sociology; Folk Schools; Tennessee + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Staatsbürgerkunde; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Educational theory; Theory of education; Bildungstheorie; Pädagogische Transformation; Bildungspraxis; 'Citizen participation; Citizens'' participation'; Bürgerbeteiligung; Bildungsstätte; Sozialer Wandel; Philosophie; Influence; Einfluss; Einflussfaktor; Soziologie
Abstract	Adult educators and scholars have long recognized the Highlander Education and Research Center in Tennessee as a model for adult civic education that is transformative for individuals and society. In 2004, researchers at Harvard University identified Highlander as one of the most successful initiatives worldwide with long-term impact on societal transformation. It is important for current scholars interested in adult and civic education to understand Highlander's theoretical and practical contributions to adult learning and civic action, and how it shares many of the same theoretical streams of thought that influenced the development of transformative adult education. This article will provide an in-depth review of how Highlander's theoretical origins, depicted through one of its founder's intellectual discoveries, were forerunners to contemporary transformative educational theory and became a catalyst for a decades-long enterprise of transformative education. Highlander and its approach may be unfamiliar to contemporaries in adult education, but its theoretical and practical approach remains highly relevant as we seek nontraditional models and educational practices to promote civic engagement for a more socially and economically just society. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01