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Adult Education for Community Development
Edwin Hamilton
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Description for Adult Education for Community Development
Hardback. In this text the author develops an educational model for promoting change within the community, focusing on the role of informal education in fostering community development. He argues that through effective adult education citizens can be empowered to improve their communities. Series: Contributions to the Study of Education. Num Pages: 184 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 388.
Community development depends on effective social action, and effective social action requires the acquisition of related knowledge and skills. While other studies of community development stress the role of economic and political factors, Hamilton develops an educational model for promoting change within the community. The focus of the study is not so much on formal education, but on the role of nonformal education in fostering community development. Hamilton argues that through effective adult education, citizens can be empowered to improve their communities. His argument is grounded on a theoretical model that recognizes the intrinsic motivation of many adult citizens to ... Read more
Community development depends on effective social action, and effective social action requires the acquisition of related knowledge and skills. While other studies of community development stress the role of economic and political factors, Hamilton develops an educational model for promoting change within the community. The focus of the study is not so much on formal education, but on the role of nonformal education in fostering community development. Hamilton argues that through effective adult education, citizens can be empowered to improve their communities. His argument is grounded on a theoretical model that recognizes the intrinsic motivation of many adult citizens to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to the Study of Education
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313276125
SKU
V9780313276125
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About Edwin Hamilton
EDWIN HAMILTON is Graduate Professor in the School of Education at Howard University. An authority on adult and continuing education, he has contributed to the Handbook of Adult and Continuing Education (1989), Education of the African American Adult: An Historical Overview (Greenwood, 1990), and The Effective School Administrator (1990). His articles have appeared in numerous journals, including Journal of Negro ... Read more
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