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Doing business with an educator's heart: transforming adult teaching and learning
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Abstract
The author presents first-hand and personal accounts of what popular education looks like in a classroom. Barbara Bee has had over 30 years teaching experience in adult education programs with poor and disadvantaged learners. She describes how teaching in the 1970s and 1980s was so different to toda... view more
The author presents first-hand and personal accounts of what popular education looks like in a classroom. Barbara Bee has had over 30 years teaching experience in adult education programs with poor and disadvantaged learners. She describes how teaching in the 1970s and 1980s was so different to today. Back then teachers were encouraged to negotiate curriculum with students. And Barbara is regarded as one of the leading Australian practitioners in that time who drew inspiration from Paulo Freire. But today teachers are expected to adhere to a tightly prescribed set of curriculum and assessment guidelines.... view less
Keywords
transformation; adult education; pedagogics; criticism; education; teaching; teacher; neoliberalism; learning; curriculum; influence; twentieth century
Classification
Vocational Training, Adult Education
Curriculum, Teaching, Didactics
Teachers, Students, Pupils
Document language
English
Publication Year
2009
Page/Pages
p. 51-59
Journal
REPORT - Zeitschrift für Weiterbildungsforschung, 32 (2009) 2
Issue topic
Popular education
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3278/REP0902W051
ISSN
0177-4166
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed