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Transformative adult learning in new social movement – a case study from South Africa
Type of publication
Straipsnis kitoje duomenų bazėje / Article in other database (S4)
Title
Transformative adult learning in new social movement – a case study from South Africa
Is part of
International journal of area studies [elektroninis išteklius] = Regioninės studijos. Kaunas ; Berlin : Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas; De Gruyter, 2015, Vol. 10, iss. 2
Journal Volume Title
Journal Issue Title
Date Issued
Date Issued | Volume | Issue | Start Page | End Page |
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2015 | 10 | 2 | 139 | 171 |
Publisher
Kaunas ; Berlin : Vytauto Didžiojo Universitetas; De Gruyter
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Extent
p. 139-171
Field of Science
Abstract
New social movements in South Africa could play a prominent role in mobilizing the communities to reflect critically and address the repercussions of the neo-liberal agenda which manifests itself in perpetual exclusion of under-educated adults and provision of poor quality education. Few studies especially from the perspective of the activists leave a potential research area of a very interesting phenomenon of how people learn while struggling for social justice. Therefore this article based on a single multi-site case study on a social movement cohering around literacy issues in Gauteng, South Africa, aims at answering, what forms of learning and education the social movement encompassed, how did the group conscientization occur and what are the individual transformations. Semi-structured interviews and a focus group discussion were held with 13 learnersactivists and 2 adult educators. By applying Mezirow’s individual transformation and Freirean group conscientization models the analysis of primary and secondary data, revealed that the engagement in the social movement challenged and changed learnersactivists’ understanding of educational status within their respective communities. This in turn led to transformative action addressing the problems identified. On the individual level, some learners-activists became more tolerant and willing to cooperate with those of different political ideologies, able to tap into community resources. Finally, the potential of social movements as adult learning environments are outlined.
Type of document
type::text::journal::journal article::research article
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Description
"Regioninės studijos" (ISSN 2029-2074) 2013 m. virto į "International journal of area studies" (eISSN 2345-0223)