Global perspectives on adult education : African, Asian and Latin American perspectives

This collection brings together adult education theorists and practitioners from Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean (and diaspora from these regions) in an attempt to foreground issues, concepts, theories and practices of adult education in Southern locations. Key contributions include contemporary theoretical implications of the works of Nyerere, Freire, Confucious, Mao, Buddhism and African indigenous conceptions along with current discussion pertaining to globalization, citizenship and adult education and learning in subaltern social movements. Case studies from all regions address context-specific grounding of these theoretical and conceptual discussions, while addressingi higher education, community, movement and NGO/civil society spaces of engagement. This Collection Brings Together Adult Education Theorists And Practitioners From Africa, Asia, Latin America, And The Caribbean (and Diaspora From These Regions) In An Attempt To Foreground Issues, Concepts, Theories, And Practices Of Adult Education In Southern Locations. Key Contributions Include Contemporary Theoretical Implications Of The Works Of Nyerere, Freire, Confucious, Mao, Buddhism, And African Indigenous Conceptions Along With Current Discussion Pertaining To Globalization, Citizenship, And Adult Education And Learning In Subaltern Social Movements. Case Studies From All Regions Address The Context-specific Grounding Of These Theoretical And Conceptual Discussions, While Addressing Higher Education, Community, Movement, And Ngo/civil Society Spaces Of Engagement.--jacket. Global Perspectives On Adult Education : An Introduction / Ali A. Abdi And Dip Kapoor -- Globalization And Adult Education In The South / Edward Shizha And Ali A. Abdi -- Cultural Perspectives In African Adult Education : Indigenous Ways Of Knowing In Lifelong Learning / Ladislaus Semali -- Mwalimu's Mission : Julius Nyerere As (adult) Educator And Philosopher Of Community Development / Christine Mhina And Ali A. Abdi -- Globalization, Dispossession, And Subaltern Social Movement (ssm) Learning In The South / Dip Kapoor -- Paulo Freire And Adult Education / Peter Mayo -- Freire And Popular Education In Indonesia : Indonesian Society For Social Transformation (insist) And The Indonesian Volunteers For Social Transformation (involvement) Program / Muhammad Agus Nuryatno -- Nonformal Education, Economic Growth And Development : Challenges For Rural Buddhists In Bangladesh / Bijoy P. Barua -- East Meets West, Dewey Meets Confucius And Mao : A Philosophical Analysis Of Adult Education In China / Shibao Guo -- The Role Of Continuing Education In Zimbabwe / Michael Tonderai Kariwo -- Popular Education And Organized Response To Gold Mining In Ghana / Valerie Kwaipun -- Popular Education, Hegemony, And Street Children In Brazil : Toward An Ethnographic Praxis / Samuel Veissière And Marcelo Diversi -- Citizens Educating Themselves : The Case Of Argentina In The Post-economic Collapse Era / Luis-alberto D'elia -- A Freirean Analysis Of The Process Of Conscientization In The Argentinian Madres Movement / Charlotte Baltodano -- Adult Education And Development In The Caribbean / Jean Walrond. Edited By Ali A. Abdi And Dip Kapoor. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 8 Acknowledgements......Page 14 Notes on Contributors......Page 16 1 Global Perspectives on Adult Education: An Introduction......Page 20 2 Globalization and Adult Education in the South......Page 36 3 Cultural Perspectives in African Adult Education: Indigenous Ways of Knowing in Lifelong Learning......Page 54 4 Mwalimu’s Mission: Julius Nyerere as (Adult) Educator and Philosopher of Community Development......Page 72 5 Globalization, Dispossession, and Subaltern Social Movement (SSM) Learning in the South......Page 90 6 Paulo Freire and Adult Education......Page 112 7 Freire and Popular Education in Indonesia: Indonesian Society for Social Transformation (INSIST) and the Indonesian Volunteers for Social Transformation (Involvement) Program......Page 126 8 Nonformal Education, Economic Growth and Development: Challenges for Rural Buddhists in Bangladesh......Page 144 9 East Meets West, Dewey Meets Confucius and Mao: A Philosophical Analysis of Adult Education in China......Page 160 10 The Role of Continuing Education in Zimbabwe......Page 178 11 Popular Education and Organized Response to Gold Mining in Ghana......Page 194 12 Popular Education, Hegemony, and Street Children in Brazil: Toward an Ethnographic Praxis......Page 212 13 Citizens Educating Themselves: The Case of Argentina in the Post–Economic Collapse Era......Page 226 14 A Freirean Analysis of the Process of Conscientization in the Argentinean Madres Movement......Page 240 15 Adult Education and Development in the Caribbean......Page 258 B......Page 276 E......Page 277 H......Page 278 L......Page 279 P......Page 280 T......Page 281 Z......Page 282 Global perspectives on adult education: an introduction / Ali A. Abdi & Dip Kapoor Globalization and adult education in the South / Edward Shizha & Ali A. Abdi Cultural perspectives in African adult education: indigenous ways of knowing in lifelong learning / Ladislaus Semali Mwalimu's mission: Julius Nyerere (adult) educator and philosopher of community development / Christine Mhina & Ali A. Abdi Globalization, dispossession and subaltern social movement (SSM) learning in the South / Dip Kapoor Paulo Freire and adult education / Peter Mayo Freire and popular education in Indonesia: INSIST and the Indonesian volunteers for social transformation (involvement) program / Muhammad Agus Nuryatno Nonformal education, economic growth and development: challenges for rural Buddhists in Bangladesh / Bijoy Barua East meets West, Dewey meets Confucious and Mao: a philosophical analysis of adult education in China / Shibao Guo The role of continuing education in Zimbabwe / Michael Kariwo Popular education and organized response to gold mining in Ghana / Valerie Kwaipun Popular education, hegemony and street children in Brazil: towards an ethnographic praxis / Samuel Veissiere & Marcelo Diversi Citizens educating themselves: the case of Argentina in the post-economic collapse era / Luis D'Elia Freirian analysis of the process of conscientization in the Argentinian madres movement / Charlotte Baltodano Adult education and development in the Caribbean / Jean Walrond. This book demonstrates how processes of globalization (economic, cultural, socio-political) are creating new possibilities and inequities and are thereby creating corresponding roles for adult education and learning in the South (Africa, Asia, South America) that are embedded in multiple political, economic and cultural projects for social change.