Overview
- Explores the impact of neoliberalisation on community education
- Argues that community education has been negatively reshaped by forces of labour-market activation, vocationalisation and marketisation
- Sets out an in-depth study of community education practices and policies in Ireland
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Community Education, Philosophies and Practices
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Front Matter
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The Neoliberalisation of Community Education
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Back Matter
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“It will certainly appeal to a wide audience and, I suspect, especially practitioners, helping those engaged in community education reflect critically on their practice and consider the opportunities for broadening the field and reinvigorating community education and its potential. … It is a valuable contribution to the theory and practice of community education and, arguably succeeds in it stated aim of ‘nudging practitioners towards a more radical way of working.’” (Louise O’Meara, The Adult Learner, 2017)
“This book is based in the tradition of critical pedagogy and gives voice to practitioners by drawing on empirical research with over 220 community educators to assert an anti-neoliberal perspective. It makes an important contribution to the field of community education through engaging with current debates that, although they are focused on Ireland, have strong relevance in wider international contexts. Throughout the book readers are encouraged to engage in problem-posing, dialogical, approaches and to understand the importance of collectivism and social justice.” (Lyn Tett, Professor of Community Education, University of Huddersfield, UK)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Community Education and Neoliberalism
Book Subtitle: Philosophies, Practices and Policies in Ireland
Authors: Camilla Fitzsimons
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45937-0
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-45936-3Published: 08 March 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-83403-0Published: 09 September 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-45937-0Published: 01 March 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 287
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations
Topics: Lifelong Learning/Adult Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Curriculum Studies, Education Policy