From Hamburg to Belem
The limits of technocratic thinking in adult learning education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11424065 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carlos Alberto Torres (0000-0003-2753-331X, University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-31 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Lifelong Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-1370 • E-ISSN: 1464-519X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02601370.2014.991521 |
| OpenAlex | W1973418174 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article discusses some of the generalized analyses of adult learning education, mostly informed by technocratic thinking, highlighting perceived trends in adult learning education between CONFINTEA V and CONFITEA VI. Those trends could be understood as challenges. Employing a political sociology of adult learning education as a critique of instrumental reason is advanced
Adult education · Adult Learning · Andragogy · Higher education · Learning society · Lifelong learning · Pedagogy · Philosophy of education · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Technocracy · Adult and Continuing Education Topics · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Law · Psychology · Sociology and Education Studies
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |