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The politics of neglect: Adult learners in higher education
Author(s) -
Sissel Peggy A.,
Hansman Catherine A.,
Kasworm Carol E.
Publication year - 2001
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.27
Subject(s) - adult education , neglect , hegemony , politics , action (physics) , pedagogy , adult learning , higher education , community education , public relations , sociology , psychology , political science , law , physics , quantum mechanics , psychiatry
We challenge the broader adult education community to examine how they are either accommodating or reproducing hegemonic campus policies toward adult learners, take action to resist these policies, and support the development of improved policies, procedures, programs, and practices aimed toward adult learners in higher education.