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The Challenge of Community Education in Social and Political Change.
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Lovett, Tom – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1978
The author discusses the growth of community action in Northern Ireland and the significance of adult education to further social change during a time of conflict. He describes two different approaches to community education: adult education as the "education arm" of the activist movement, and adult education as a general community…
Descriptors: Activism, Adult Education, Community Action, Community Development
The Experience of Sri Lanka: The Relevance of Culture in Adult Education for Development
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Hewage, Lankaputra G.; Radcliffe, David J. – Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, 1977
Discusses the Middle Path Approach to development, a recognized trait in the Buddhist culture of Sri Lanka and one that has traditionally emphasized adult education, and (2) the Sarvodaya Shramadana, a nongovernmental voluntary movement which integrates Buddhist values into contemporary direct action programs for self-reliant and cooperative rural…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Cultural Influences, Dropouts