Contested Spaces of Teaching and Learning: Practitioner Ethnographies of Adult Education in the United States - Hardcover

Janise Hurtig; Carolyn Chernoff

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1498581323 ISBN 13: 9781498581325

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2019

Synopsis

Contested Spaces of Teaching and Learning examines the educational experiences of adults as cultural practice. These practices take place in diverse settings from formal educational contexts to institutionally interstitial realms to fluid and explicitly contested everyday spaces. This edited collection includes twelve richly rendered ethnographic case studies written from the perspective of practitioner-ethnographers who straddle the roles of educator and ethnographic researcher. Drawing on distinct theoretical framings, these contributors illuminate the ways in which adults engaged in teaching and learning participate in cultural practices that intersect with other dimensions of social life, such as work, recreation, community engagement, personal development, or political action. By juxtaposing ethnographic inquiries of formal and informal learning spaces, as well as intentional and unintended challenges to mainstream adult teaching and learning, this collection provides new understandings and critical insights into the complexities of adults’ educational experiences.

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About the Authors

Janise Hurtig is faculty member at DePaul University.

Carolyn Chernoff is faculty member at Moore College of Art & Design.

Edition details

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1498581323
• ISBN 13: 9781498581325
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 244