Capitalism, migration, and adult education

Toward a critical project in the second language learning class

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ID21867006
AutoresAlisha M B Heinemann (0000-0003-4636-3838, University of Bremen), Lilia D Monzó (Chapman University), Lilia Monzó
Ano2021
Volume12
Fascículo1
Páginas65-79
Data de publicação2021-02-22
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEuropean Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2000-7426 • E-ISSN: 2000-7426
EditoraLinköping University Electronic Press (PUBLISHER • SE)
DOI10.3384/rela.2000-7426.ojs3464
OpenAlexW3131391702
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas23

Migration has become both a consequence of and support structure for global racialised capitalism. A presumed source of support for the people who migrate is adult education, especially the second language learning class. However, as a state organized institution, the policies and practices that govern second-language courses serve to inculcate the ideologies and values that support a racialised capitalist system. We draw on two case examples – the U.S. and Germany – to demonstrate these entanglements. We engage Freire’s critical pedagogy wherein learning contexts encourage students to question the realities of their lives, and Foucault’s ideas regarding heterotopian places where the hegemonic norm is suspended and different approaches of pedagogical work can be implemented. We conclude with the suggestion of different pedagogical paths – a ‘pedagogy of dreaming’ and a ‘pedagogy of courage.’

Adult education · Capitalism · Courage · Critical pedagogy · Hegemony · Ideology · Institution · Pedagogy · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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