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The book offers contemporary theoretical and practical insights into the learning that happens both within and outside of social movements. Social movement scholars present work linked to the arts, to organic farming, to environmental action, to grassroots activists in the Global South, to the Arab Spring, the Occupy movement, the shackdwellers movements, school reform and the role of Marx, Gramscii and Williams in understanding social movement learning.

Die Volkshauser sind das gebaute Erbe der sozialdemokratischen Arbeiterbewegung. Mit ihren Gemeinschaftsbauten schuf sie eine eigene proletarische Offentlichkeit - als Gegenentwurf zur burgerlichen Offentlichkeit . Die Versammlungsstatten und Organisationszentralen waren zugleich Austragungsorte proletarischer Kultur, Bildung und Geselligkeit. Auch spielte das Volkshaus zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts eine beachtliche Rolle im stadtebaulichen und gesellschaftlichen Diskurs. Es war Projektionsflache fur eine Vielzahl von Gemeinschaftsentwurfen. Die Studie stellt die wechselvolle Geschichte dieses Bautypus vor einem breiten historischen Hintergrund dar. Die Architektur der Bauten wird im Kontext der architektonischen Stromungen der Moderne exemplarisch analysiert. Ein uber 300 Eintrage umfassender Katalog rekonstruiert den Bestand der zwischen 1890 bis 1933 in Deutschland existierenden Volkshauser anhand von umfangreichem Quellenmaterial. Damit schliet sich eine erhebliche Forschungslucke zur Geschichte und Kultur der Arbeiterbewegung.

This volume systematically presents key developments in the design of learning worlds in universities, related academic libraries, public libraries, adult education, and in community cultural and educational centers. On this basis, it offers suggestions for the optimal design of future learning settings and knowledge spaces.

The new edition of the authoritative book in the field of adult education - fully revised to reflect the latest research and practice implications. For nearly three decades, Learning in Adulthood has been the definitive guide in the field of adult education. Now in its fourth edition, this comprehensive volume is fully revised to reflect the latest developments in theory, research, and practice. The authors integrate foundational research and current knowledge to present fresh, original perspectives on teaching and learning in adulthood. Written by internationally-recognized experts, this market-leading guide draws from work in sociology, philosophy, critical social theory, psychology, and education to provide an inclusive overview of adult learning. Designed primarily for educators of adults, this book is accessible for readers new to adult education, yet suitably rigorous for those more familiar with the subject. Content is organized into four practical parts, covering topics such as the social context of adult learning, self-directed and transformational learning, postmodern and feminist perspectives, cognitive development in adulthood, and more. Offering the most comprehensive single-volume treatment of adult learning available, this landmark text: Offers a wide-ranging perspective on adult learning, Synthesizes the latest thinking and work in the field, Includes coverage of the sociocultural perspectives of adult learning, Explores the broader social implications of adult education. Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide, 4th Edition is an indispensable resource for educators and administrators involved in teaching adults, as well as faculty and students in graduate programs in adult education. (Verlag).

A qualitative evaluation research project concerning peer-education among sex workers was carried out in a remote region of Brazil. The project focused on the impact of unpredictable factors on evaluation results, the importance attached to collective forms of experiential learning and the active participation of local social actors in public health actions (i.e. prevention). The evaluation combined a community inquiry perspective (participant observation, individual and group interviews) with an ethnographic emphasis, using prevailing Latin American views on popular education in the search for cultural meanings. The study revealed the project's unanticipated \"secondary impacts,\" such as the development of mutual help practices and changes in personal and collective life trajectories, and changes in collective meaning attributions derived from the recovery of a collective history. Working in close proximity to the setting in which the program was implemented permitted access to the socio-cultural and socio-political movements in force at the time of implementation. Proximity to the local settings enabled the researcher to insert herself into the program's socio-cultural and socio-political context. The research might better deal with unpredictable factors in the qualitative and participatory perspective. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs060464

Environmental popular education workshops intended to increase local capacity for sustainability in Mexico meet obstacles such as distrust and misunderstandings over jargon. Environmental popular education must be relevant to local concerns as well as increase communication about broader social, economic, and environmental issues. (Contains 21 references.) (SK)