Popular Education, Power And Democracy: Swedish Experiences And Contributions

Synopsis

Machine Generated Contents Note: Pt. I Setting The Scene -- Ch. One Introduction / Jim Crowther -- Ch. Two Towards Lifelong Learning For All In Europe: Understanding The Fundamental Role Popular Education Could Play In The European Commission's Strategy / Kjell Rubenson -- Pt. Ii Historical Perspectives -- Ch. Three The Idea Of Democratic Bildung: Its Transformation In Space And Time / Bemt Gustavsson -- Ch. Four Popular Education And The Empowerment Of Women: A Historical Perspective / Kerstin Rydbeck -- Ch. Five Folk High Schools As Educational Avant-gardes In Sweden / Staffan Larsson -- Pt. Iii Popular Education And Power -- Ch. Six Dimensions Of Power: The Influence Of Study Circles / Ann-marie Laginder -- Ch. Seven The Global Justice Movement Encounters Swedish Popular Education / Henrik Nordvall -- Ch. Eight Popular Education In The Service Of Integration: Empowerment Or Internalisation Of The Dominant Cultural Ethos? / Ali Osman -- Ch. Nine Practising Democracy As An Agonistic Dialogue: A Radical Political Dimension Of Popular Education / Berit Larsson -- Pt. Iv Beyond The Swedish Context -- Ch. Ten Folk Schools In The United States: A Scandinavian Inspiration / Val D. Rust -- Ch. Eleven Rhetoric And Implementation: The Folk High School Tradition And The Folk Development Colleges Of Tanzania / Alan Rogers -- Ch. Twelve The Influence Of The Scandinavian Model Of Popular Education And Lifelong Learning In Japan / Yukiko Sawano -- Ch. Thirteen Reflections On Popular Education In The Uk And Sweden: Changes In The State, Public Sphere And Civil Society / Jim Crowther. Edited By Ann-marie Laginder, Henrik Nordvall And Jim Crowther. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.