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Collaborative Learning and Dialogue: Democratic Learning in Adult Education
Author(s) -
Armstrong Joseph,
HyslopMargison Emery
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
new horizons in adult education and human resource development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1939-4225
DOI - 10.1002/nha3.10265
Subject(s) - dialogical self , democracy , collaborative learning , pedagogy , experiential learning , space (punctuation) , cooperative learning , adult learning , active learning (machine learning) , adult education , sociology , mathematics education , psychology , teaching method , computer science , social psychology , political science , artificial intelligence , law , politics , operating system
Building on the framework of Peters and Armstrong's (1998) three Types of Teaching/Learning, this article explores the use of dialogue to foster a collaborative and democratic learning experience. There are three conditions under which dialogue can be facilitated as a part of the collaborative learning experience: (a) intent, (b) a dialogical space, and (c) a shared sense of the other. Each of these conditions is examined in detail, and examples from the authors practice as adult educators illustrate the application of these ideals.