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Sidra Noreen; Zafar Iqbal – European Education, 2025
The present paper sought to offer a theoretical perspective on the social practice approach (SPA) in adult literacy since its conceptualization in the early 1980s. It aims to provide a holistic understanding of SPA by examining its objectives, development, and practical applications. The analysis highlights how the SPA differs from traditional…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Literacy Education, Futures (of Society), Holistic Approach
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Bates, Vincent C. – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2021
The dual aims of this essay are to consider some ways in which school music reproduces neoliberal rationalities and to suggest possibilities whereby playful aspects of music education can open spaces for disruption and resistance. After defining key terms (capital, neoliberalism, rationality, social reproduction, and alienation), patterns of…
Descriptors: Music Education, Neoliberalism, Learning Experience, Alienation
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Odora Hoppers, Catherine A. – International Journal of Development Education and Global Learning, 2015
"In a time of unacceptable global injustice, growing inequalities in the distribution of power, accelerating climate change, and unwavering racism and social exclusion, we are today facing the biggest challenges of human history" (European Conference on Intercultural Dialogue in Development Education, 2008: 1). A favourable wind is…
Descriptors: Social Differences, Power Structure, Foreign Policy, Social Change
Alexander, B.; Adams Becker, S.; Cummins, M.; Hall Giesinger, C. – New Media Consortium, 2017
"Digital Literacy in Higher Education, Part II: An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief" is a follow-up to the 2016 strategic brief, supported by Adobe, which explored an increasingly pressing challenge for United States higher education institutions: advancing digital literacy among students and faculty. This second edition aims to…
Descriptors: Information Literacy, Technological Literacy, Instructional Leadership, Best Practices