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Petrie, Margaret; McGregor, Callum; Crowther, Jim – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2019
Laclau and Mouffe have long argued the democratic possibilities of 'left populism' underpinned by their agonistic critique of liberal democracy. We are currently witnessing the attempted application of their theories by European political parties. However, there remains very little international scholarship taking up the challenge of situating…
Descriptors: Political Attitudes, Democracy, Criticism, Correlation
Crowther, Jim; Maclachlan, Kathy; Tett, Lyn – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2010
This article discusses the relationship between persistence in adult literacy and numeracy programs, changes in the participants' attitudes to engaging in learning and pedagogic practices using data from eight Scottish literacy education organizations. It argues that literacy learning can act as a resource that enables vulnerable adults to change…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes
Crowther, Jim – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2004
This paper argues against the dominant discourse of lifelong learning. It is primarily a mode of social control that acts as a new disciplinary technology to make people more compliant and adaptable for work in the era of flexible capitalism. Whilst the main reference point is trends in the UK, the argument has a wider resonance. Lifelong learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Control, Power Structure, Adult Education