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Democracy—Unleashing the Power of “We”
Author(s) -
Heaney Tom
Publication year - 2015
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.20137
Subject(s) - democracy , power (physics) , affect (linguistics) , pedagogy , power structure , sociology , psychology , public relations , mathematics education , social psychology , political science , communication , politics , physics , quantum mechanics , anthropology , ethnography , law
An obvious goal of adult learners is to find their own voice, to be heard in rational discourse with their peers, and to gain control over the day‐to‐day decisions that affect their lives. This chapter asks how doctoral students can be partners with faculty in charting the direction of their academic pursuits.