This book is written at a time when our own field of adult education is under assault from a variety of capitalist and neoconservative forces pressuring us... t

Reconceptualizes local, national, and transnational adult education practices in light of neoliberalism and globalization. This groundbreaking book critiques th

Originally published in 1982, this book discusses the role of adult education in social and community action. In particular it presents a critical assessment of

Participation can be a double-edged sword in that it can be used to bind people into agendas and policies they have little control over or it can help enable th