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ERIC Number: EJ586448
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0020-8566
Clearing the Theoretical Ground: Elements in a Theory of Popular Education.
Foley, Griff
International Review of Education/Internationale Zeitschrift fuer Erziehungswissenschaft/Revue Internationale de l'Education, v44 n2-3 p139-53 1998
Puts forth a theory of popular education, the elements of which include (1) an emphasis on the relationship of education and learning to collective and emancipatory struggle, and (2) an analytical framework which connects learning and education with analysis of political economy and ideology. Tests the theory through a case study of Australian workers. Contains 47 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Citizen Participation, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries, Open Education, Popular Education, Progressive Education, Social Action, Student Centered Curriculum
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia