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Scott McLean; Laura Montes de Oca Barrera – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2024
This article explores informal adult education for change in Mexico through the conceptual lens of social movement learning and public pedagogy. It adopts a multiple case design featuring two advocacy networks, two civil society organisations, and two self-help authors. It analyses how they position themselves as change agents addressing issues of…
Descriptors: Informal Education, Adult Education, Social Change, Advocacy
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Nelson, Geoffrey; Ochocka, Joanna; Janzen, Rich; Trainor, John – Journal of Community Psychology, 2006
Mental health consumer-run organizations are alternatives to mainstream mental health services, and they have the dual focus of supporting members and creating systems change. The existing literature suggests that these organizations have beneficial impacts on social support, community integration, personal empowerment, subjective quality of life,…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Health Services, Community Organizations, Self Help Programs