Adult education as vocation : a critical role for the adult educator

Author(s)

• Collins, Michael

Bibliographic Information

Adult education as vocation : a critical role for the adult educator

Michael Collins

（Theory and practice of adult education in North America series）

Routledge, 1991

• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

ISBN 9780415005548

Description

This volume is a history of economics — as it was interpreted, discussed and established as a discipline — in the 20th century. It highlights the pluralism of the discipline and brings together leading voices in the field who reflect on their lifelong work. The essays in this draw on a host of traditions of economic thought — including Pre-Classical, Classical, Marxian, Neoclassical, Sraffian, Post-Keynesian, Cantabrigian, and Institutionalist traditions in economics. Further, the volume also looks at the history of economics in India and its evolution as a discipline since the country’s independence. This book will appeal to students, researchers and teachers of economics, intellectual history, as well as to the interested general reader.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction Ajit Sinha and Alex M. Thomas 2. History, Logic and Narrative in Pedagogy C. T. Kurien 3. Theories of Activity Levels and Growth before Adam Smith Alex M. Thomas 4. From `Change’ to `Difference’: Sraffa’s Reinterpretation of Classical Economics Ajit Sinha 5. A History of Marxian Economics 1960-2010: How We 'Did' It Meghnad Desai 6. Capitalism, Classical Political Economy and Marx's Departures Chirashree Das Gupta　 7. On the Origins of Post Keynesian Macroeconomics　 John King 8. Geoff Harcourt on G.C. Harcourt, as told to Ajit Sinha　 Geoffrey Harcourt 9. Is there a Cambridge approach to Economics? Cristina Marcuzzo 10. Between Theory and History: The Structural Dynamics Tradition Roberto Scazzieri 11. Buffer Stock Operations in History and Economic Thought Romar Correa 12. History of Institutional Economics Phillip Anthony O’Hara 13. General Equilibrium: A Status Report Anjan Mukherji 14. Historical Perspective of Econometrics K.L. Krishna　 15. Writings of Indian Economic History since Independence Tirthankar Roy 16. On the Evolution of Heterodox Economic Thinking in India Sunanda Sen 17. Two Sides of the Colonial Coin:　British and Indian Women’s Engagements with Colonialism and Patriarchy Sheetal Bharat

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780415909143

Description

It is often said that adult education is becoming an occupation in search of an identity. This study points to the dangers of pushing vocation to the margins by concentrating too heavily on technical expertise. In place of a narrowly determined focus on the characteristics and deficiencies of individual learners, the author suggests that adult educators should concentrate more on improving their own practice and understanding their own motivations. He views this as crucial for the development of a critically informed pedagogy. Collins defines vocation as a thoughtful ethical commitment, vital to the teaching profession but often overlooked in an era which emphasizes upward social mobility and personal advancement. In concentrating on vocation and practical uses, "Adult Education as Vocation" adds significantly to the debate surrounding the issues of professionalism and critical practice in teaching. As such the book should be of value both to practitioners and academics. Michael Collins has also written, "Competence in Adult Education".

Table of Contents

• Part 1 The Current Crisis in Adult Education: Obsession with Technique and Shortfalls in Practice
• Fixation on Technique
• Erosion of Autonomous and Community Interests
• The Trappings - Co-optation and Consensus
• Professionalization, the Cult of Efficiency and Mandatory Continuing Education. Part 2 On Contemporay Practice and Research: Self-Directed Learning to Critical Theory
• Focus on the Learner - Self-Directed Learning
• Research to Practice in Adult Education. Part 3 Adult Education as Vocation: Role of the Adult Educator
• Retrieving a Sense of Mission
• The Issue of Competence
• Friends Educating Friends
• Theories of Action Perspectives
• Making Music Together. Part 4 Addressing Needs, Program Design and Evaluation: Assessing Needs
• Program Planning
• Program Evaluation. Part 5 The Critical Turn - Re-viewing Professionalization: Training and the Problem of Competence
• Professionalization or Professionalism?
• Training
• The Problem of Competence. Part 6 Adult Life-World Concerns and Protection of the Commons: Questioning the Taken-for-Granted
• Critical Adult Education - Outlines of a Transformative Pedagogy
• Constituencies of a Transformative Pedagogy
• The Promise and Limitations of Critical Theory
• Alternatives to a Non-Critical Practice.

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Details

• NCID: BA12777813
• ISBN:
  • 041500554X
  • 0415909147
• LCCN: 90046320
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xii, 146 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC5219
  • DC20 : 374/.013
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Adult education teachers
  • LCSH : Adult education
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00505780