{"product_id":"9780787998257","title":"Radicalizing Learning Adult Education for a Just World","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRadicalizing Learning\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAdult Education for a Just World\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eStephen D. Brookfield | John D. Holst\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eEducation \/ Adult \u0026amp; Continuing Education\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRadicalizing Learning\u003c\/i\u003e calls for a total rethinking of what the field of adult education stands for and how adult educators should assess their effectiveness. Arguing that major changes in society are needed to create a more just world, the authors set out to show how educators can help learners envision and enact this radical transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecifically, the book explores the areas of adult learning, training, teaching, facilitation, program development, and research. Each chapter provides a guide to the different paradigms and perspectives that prevail across the field of theory and practice. The authors then tie all of the themes into how adult learning for participatory democracy works in a diverse society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen D. Brookfield\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished University Professor at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For 40 years he has taught in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States. A four-time winner of the Cyril O. Houle World Award for Literature in Adult Education, he is the author of numerous books on teaching including \u003ci\u003eThe Skillful Teacher\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition, 2006), \u003ci\u003eDiscussion as a Way of Teaching\u003c\/i\u003e (Second Edition, 2005), and \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Critical Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), all from Jossey-Bass. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. Holst\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of St. Thomas in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he teaches graduate courses in critical pedagogy and the foundations of education. He has spent his 20-year career in community- and work-based adult education in Chicago, teaching in factory lunchrooms, hotels, church basements, government and nongovernmental organizations. He is the author of the book \u003ci\u003eSocial Movements, Civil Society, and Radical Adult Education\u003c\/i\u003e and articles that have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eAdult Education Quarterly,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Lifelong Learning\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eHarvard Educational Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19 October 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780787998257\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380606038156,"sku":"9780787998257","price":39.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780787998257.jpg?v=1781091809","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780787998257","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}