Artistic Ways of Knowing: Expanded Opportunities for Teaching and Learning New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education

Name: Artistic Ways of Knowing: Expanded Opportunities for Teaching and Learning New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education
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ISBN: 9780787982843

ISBN-10: 0787982849

ISBN-13: 9780787982843

Edition: 2005

Authors: Adult and Continuing Education Staff, Randee Lipson Lawrence

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This volume challenges the dominant paradigm of how knowledge is typically constructed and shared in adult education settings by focusing on ways in which adult educators can expand learning opportunities and experiences for their learners. Chapter contributors include actors, musicians, photographers, storytellers, and poets, all of who also happen to be adult educators. In each chapter, the author describes how one or more forms of artistic expression were used to promote learning in formal or informal adult education settings. In each case, the purpose of education was not to teach art (that is, not to develop expertise in acting, poetry writing, or creating great works of art). Art…

Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/5/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



Editor's Notes




Knowledge Construction as Contested Terrain: Adult Learning Through Artistic Expression



The chapter challenges rational ways of knowing and textual forms of teaching and learning that predominate in adult education


A case is presented for incorporating the arts into educational programs



Music Works: Music for Adult English Language Learners



The value of music for helping adult second language learners master listening comprehension, oral pronunciation, and reading and writing skills is described


Attention to the learners' cultural context is emphasized



Lessons from the Anhinga Trail: Poetry and Teaching



A poet educator describes uses of poetry in a graduate research course, and as a way of accessing knowledge in a national park



Autophotography in Adult Education: Building Creative Communities for Social Justice and Democratic Education



Autophotography, an artistic strategy combining autobiography with photography, is discussed in the context of a participatory residential learning community



Mental Illness Through Popular Theater: Performing (In)Sanely



The author describes how popular theater helped people with mental disorders move from marginalization to social inclusion, and at the same time educated the community about the myths and realities of mental illness



Music for Community Education and Emancipatory Learning



This chapter is an historical review of music in adult education for social change, community development, and group identity and solidarity in a variety of contexts


Implications for music in educational programs are discussed



Scrap Mettle SOUL: Learning to Create Social Change at the Intersection of Differences Through Community Performance Theater



The author describes her experiences as a participant observer in an urban community performance group, dramatizing the stories of community residents to bring about awareness and social change



Weaving the Tapestry: Tying Themes and Threads Together



This chapter integrates and synthesizes the themes presented in the various chapters in this volume


Although the authors work with a number of art forms in varied contexts, there are many commonalities


Index