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Supporting change through local action
Author(s) -
Larson Desi
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.157
Subject(s) - lifelong learning , empowerment , globalization , action (physics) , adult education , action learning , adult learning , civil society , pedagogy , sociology , learning society , political science , engineering ethics , teaching method , engineering , law , politics , cooperative learning , physics , quantum mechanics
To improve current civil society and achieve the possibilities globalization offers, we must incorporate an education‐for‐empowerment approach to lifelong learning. This chapter explores the potential, promise, and implications for local action and dialogue.