Gramsci, Freire and Adult Education - (Global Perspectives on Adult Education and Training) by Peter Mayo (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>This book focuses on two of the most cited figures in the debate on radical education, Antonio Gramsci (1891-1937) and Paulo Freire (1921-1997). Both regarded forms of adult education as having an important role to play in the struggle for liberation from oppression. Peter Mayo examines the extent to which their combined insights can provide the foundation for a theory of transformative adult education. He considers their respective contributions to the development of such a theory, analyzes their ideas comparatively and identifies some of the limitations in their work for incorporation into a theory. The book concludes with a major synthesis of their ideas in the context of other adult educators' more recent contributions in order to develop a theory of transformative adult education.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"A fascinating book with originality, depth and rigour - a must read." --<i>Carlos Alberto Torres, University of California, Los Angeles</i> <p/>"Anyone interested in progressive social change will gain new insights from this book." --<i>David W. Livingstone, OISE, University of Toronto</i> <p/>"There is something valuable on every page. Gramsci and Freire make the road by walking and Mayo in his own right reveals the road ahead." --<i>Ira Shor, College of Staten Island, New York</i> <p/>"The needs and aspirations of society are nowadays defined in purely economistic terms; education has been reduced to training and the acquisition of marketable skills. To combat this tendency, Peter Mayo engages in a critical reflection on the alternative visions of Gramsci and Freire." --<i>Joseph A Buttigieg, University of Notre Dame</i> <p/>"The notion of a synthesis between Gramsci and Freire in relation to adult education is a complex one and Peter Mayo steers a coherent and insightful route through it." --<i>Sallie Westwood, University of Leicester</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Peter Mayo lectures in the Department of Foundations in Education, University of Malta.<br>Peter Mayo lectures in the Department of Foundations in Education, University of Malta.</p>
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