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Power in Practice: Adult Education and the Struggle for Knowledge and Power in Society

ISBN: 978-0-7879-4729-3
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336 pages
November 2000, Jossey-Bass
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1. At the Heart of Practice: The Struggle for Knowledge and Power(Ronald M. Cervero & Arthur L. Wilson).

Part I: Adult Education and Work.

2. The Power of Economic Globalization: Deskilling Immigrant WomenThrough Training (Shahrzad Mojab).

3. Silent Power: HRD and the Management of Learning in theWorkplace (Fred M. Schied, et al.).

4. The Power of Discourse: Defining Work-Related Learning in the"Learning Age" (Elaine Butler).

5. The Power of the State: Connecting Lifelong Learning Policy andEducational Practice (Kjell Rubenson).

Part II: Adult Education in Colleges and Universities.

6. The Politics of Globalization: Transformative Practice in AdultEducation Graduate Programs (Budd L. Hall).

7. The Power of Race and Gender: Black Women's Struggle andSurvival in Higher Education (Juanita Johnson-Bailey).

8. The Politics of Positionality: Teaching for Social Change inHigher Education (Elizabeth J. Tisdell).

9. Transforming Boundaries of Power in the Classroom: Learning fromLa Mestiza (Mechthild Hart).

Part III: Technologies of Practice in Adult Education.

10. The Politics of Access and Communication: Using DistanceLearning Technologies (Nod Miller).

11. A Political Analysis of Discussion Groups: Can the Circle BeUnbroken? (Stephen Brookfield).

12. The Politics of Place: Producing Power and Identity inContinuing Education (Arthur L. Wilson).

13. Solidarity and Power in Urban Gay Communities: Planning HIVPrevention Education (Kimberly B. Sessions & Ronald M.Cervero).

14. Power in Practice: A New Foundation for Adult Education (ArthurL. Wilson & Ronald M. Cervero).
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