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abstract Paul Ilsley

What's Left? Adult Education in an Age of Swirling Politics

Paul Ilsley
Guest Professor with the Centre for Vocational Education Research of Tampere University,
Professor of Adult Education and Educational Research at Northern Illinois University

Doing better and doing right does not mean supporting the status quo, unless of course you are George W. Bush. During an era of increased global challenges and tensions, on whose terms may we hope to see things better, let alone to do things right? What are the images of the future that best inspire successful action? And to what extent can better adult education programming help us to solve some of humankind’s most enormous problems, as we move deeper into the 21st Century? Adult educators face myriad choices in the midst of swirling politics and global crises. As thorny as these choices are, this session zeroes in on what politics of hope and social responsibility mean for our profession and for the people we serve.

The presentation is going to be published in LLinE 4/2004


Home About LLinE Editorial boards and publishers Themes and calls for articles Notes for the writer Latest issue Previous Issues Subscription News LLinE Conference Feedback & Mailing list Kansanvalistusseura Sivistys Contact address LLinE KVS Foundation Haapaniemenkatu 7 - 9 FIN-00530 HELSINKI Finland e-mail: lline (at) kvs.fi phone: +358 (0)207 511 591 fax: +358 (0)207 511 502	Home > LLinE Conference > September 2004 Doing Better, Doing Right – ETHICS in Lifelong Learning abstract Paul Ilsley What's Left? Adult Education in an Age of Swirling Politics Paul Ilsley Guest Professor with the Centre for Vocational Education Research of Tampere University, Professor of Adult Education and Educational Research at Northern Illinois University Doing better and doing right does not mean supporting the status quo, unless of course you are George W. Bush. During an era of increased global challenges and tensions, on whose terms may we hope to see things better, let alone to do things right? What are the images of the future that best inspire successful action? And to what extent can better adult education programming help us to solve some of humankind’s most enormous problems, as we move deeper into the 21st Century? Adult educators face myriad choices in the midst of swirling politics and global crises. As thorny as these choices are, this session zeroes in on what politics of hope and social responsibility mean for our profession and for the people we serve. The presentation is going to be published in LLinE 4/2004
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