Confessing All? A "Postmodern Guide" to the Guidance and Counselling of Adult Learners.

Usher, Robin; Edwards, Richard

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Publication Date: 1995

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Confessing All? A "Postmodern Guide" to the Guidance and Counselling of Adult Learners.

Usher, Robin; Edwards, Richard

Studies in the Education of Adults, v27 n1 p9-23 Apr 1995

Examines humanistic guidance and counseling from two perspectives: the notion of confession as described by Foucault (a means of self-regulation) and modern versus postmodern concepts of identity. (SK)

Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Guidance, Humanistic Education, Postmodernism, Self Concept

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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