Education for Freedom? "Living Room Learning" and the Liberal Arts of Government

Autor/in	McLean, Scott
Titel	Education for Freedom? "Living Room Learning" and the Liberal Arts of Government
Quelle	In: Adult Education Quarterly: A Journal of Research and Theory, 62 (2012) 2, S.159-179 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0741-7136
DOI	10.1177/0741713611400305
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Adult Education; Adult Educators; Social Control; Teacher Role; Reflection; Case Studies; Power Structure; Freedom; Personal Autonomy; Liberal Arts; Critical Thinking; Financial Support; Government School Relationship; Leadership Training; Canada; North America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Soziale Kontrolle; Lehrerrolle; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Freiheit; Individuelle Autonomie; Kritisches Denken; Finanzielle Förderung; Führungslehre; Kanada; Nordamerika
Abstract	This article provokes critical reflection about the role of adult educators in contemporary processes of social control. It does so through presenting an empirical case study of an important liberal adult education program (Living Room Learning) and through introducing the work of British sociologist, Nikolas Rose. Rose's provocative ideas about the evolution of power and oppression, and his seemingly paradoxical conceptualization of freedom as a strategy and technique of government, have influenced diverse fields of scholarly activity. This article contributes both to the history of adult education in North America and to the understanding of the contemporary place of adult education within the liberal arts of government. It raises important questions regarding the relationship between adult education, power, and social control, and it encourages scholars of adult education to examine their field more critically. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10