Community Education, Lifelong Learning and Social Inclusion (Policy & Practice in Education) (Policy And Practice in Education) - Softcover

Lynn Tett

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1903765560 ISBN 13: 9781903765562

Publisher: Dunedin Academic Press, 2006

Synopsis

Provides an account of the development of community education. This book explores some of the tensions in modern policy trends, particularly the danger of seeing social marginalisation as an individual problem rather than as a result of structured inequalities.

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Review:

Loved by all who read it, this is a small book with a big heart. A lively and authoritative text on community education, it combines comprehesive and accessible capture of theoretical perspectives with practical illustrations that help to connect and contrast policy direction with academic discourse. Concepts and practice examples inform and entice the reader to take up a liberational stance to challenge the oppression and inequality that exist within our society. --Scottish Affairs, no. 62, winter 2008

Synopsis:

Lynn Tett has updated and expanded her discussion about community education. The book provides a clear account of the development of community education. It illustrates the conceptual as well as political debates about the role, purpose and practice of community education. She moves behind the policy rhetoric to recognise and explore some of the tensions in current policy trends, particularly the danger of seeing social marginalisation as an individual problem rather than as a result of structured inequalities. A number of community education projects are examined giving a real sense of the approach being advocated and making the case for a model of lifelong learning focusing on democratic renewal. The task of community educators is not an easy one: recognising competing interests but still enabling voices to be heard and, at the same time, seeking ways of building mutual understandings and cooperation. The challenge for community education is considerable but this book provides a real sense of its possibilities. The book is an established text used on CPD and teacher training courses throughout the UK.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dunedin Academic Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1903765560
• ISBN 13: 9781903765562
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 90