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Reconsidering the Meaning of Knowledge Based on Experiences of Community‐Based Social Education Practice in Japan
Author(s) -
Otaka Kendo
Publication year - 2019
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.20328
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , sociology , dialogical self , value (mathematics) , pedagogy , frame (networking) , paternalism , epistemology , psychology , political science , social psychology , law , telecommunications , philosophy , machine learning , computer science
Abstract This article aims to build a frame of reference to reconsider the meaning of knowledge in line with collective value formation and to regain lost popular knowledge in comparison with paternalistic or scientific knowledge. Following a brief introduction of Japanese social education and a critical/creative review of Freire's concept of conscientization, a case study of a community‐based social enterprise and its learning practice in the area affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake is explored. The focus of the analysis is to clarify the restructuring process of knowledge construction through collective and dialogical community actions.