Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education: Possibilities for Transformative Action

Abstract

Part 1 Introduction: statement of intent Antonio Gramsci Paulo Freire existing literature on Gramsci and Freire on adult education transformative adult education. Part 2 Antonio Gramsci and adult education: introduction - the contested terrain agency sites of practice, social relations and content. Part 3 Paulo Freire and adult education: introduction - political pedagogy education is not neutral agency democratic education agents of change contents and sites of practice. Part 4 A comparative analysis of Gramsci and Freire with respect of adult education: biographical and contextual comparison parallels differences conclusion - towards a synthesis. Part 5 Some of the limitations in Gramsci and Freire for a contemporary project: Gramsci - class reductionism and other forms of social difference Freire and social difference war of position -contestation and cooptation information technology. Part 6 A Gramscian Freirian synthesis and beyond: commitment agency social movements adult educators cultural production history. Part 7 Conclusion: when might it work? transformative adult education in context: social transformation - limits and possibilities pre-revolutionary context cultural revolution some concluding remarks.

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