activism – Australian Journal of Adult Learning

Remaking education from below: the Chilean student movement as public pedagogy

Linda Thompson — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 06:42:22 +0000

Author: Jo Williams, Victoria University Edition: Volume 55, Number 3, November 2015 Summary: This article considers the Chilean student movement and its ten-year struggle for public education as an example of public pedagogy. Secondary and university students, along with the parents, teachers, workers and community members who have supported them, have engaged in the most …

Continue reading "Remaking education from below: the Chilean student movement as public pedagogy"

The ‘accidental activist’: learning, embodiment and action

Ajal — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:50:41 +0000

Author/s: Tracey Ollis Edition: Volume 48, Number 2, July 2008 Summary: The 21st century has seen renewed interest in activism, community development and social change globally (Kenny 2006). This paper outlines the educational significance of the learning practices of activists as they engage within and against the state. In an era of adult education which …

Continue reading "The ‘accidental activist’: learning, embodiment and action"

Cultural codes as catalysts for collective conscientisation in environmental adult education: Mr Floatie, tree squatting and save-our-surfers

Ajal — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 23:37:48 +0000

Author/s: Pierre Walter Edition: Volume 52, Number 1, April 2012 Summary: This study examines how cultural codes in environmental adult education can be used to ‘frame’ collective identity, develop counter- hegemonic ideologies, and catalyse ‘educative-activism’ within social movements. Three diverse examples are discussed, spanning environmental movements in urban Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, the redwoods of …

Continue reading "Cultural codes as catalysts for collective conscientisation in environmental adult education: Mr Floatie, tree squatting and save-our-surfers"