Mev--

I know I can ALWAYS rely on you for book references, thanks very  much.

Andrea

On Feb 3, 2007, at 6:40 AM, mev at litwomen.org wrote:


> Andrea

> (and those also curious)

>

> This is an interesting discussion. I'd also recommend that you look at

> these 2 books for some detailed classroom descriptions of

> Freirean-based methods as used in various programs in the states...

> Making Meaning, Making Change (Elsa Auerbach)

>

> Civic Participation and Community Action Sourcebook

> (http://tech.worlded.org/docs/vera/index1.htm)

> and the Civic collection: http://www.nelrc.org/cpcc/index.htm

>

> I also like the student-created curriculum

> Samaritan House PAR Group, The (1995). Where there is life, there is

> hope: Women literacy students and discrimination. Department of

> Education and Training, Province of Manitoba: Literacy and Continuing

> Education Branch, [On-line], http://www.nald.ca/CLR/lifehope/cover.htm

> Available online in pdf format, this workbook written by women literacy

> students describes how they used participatory action research to

> discuss discrimination and to write this book.

>

> for something a bit more "academic," check out: Campbell, P. & Burnaby,

> B., (eds.). (2001). Participatory practices in adult education. Mahwah,

> NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

> This book offers detailed examples of successful participatory

> practices in adult education spanning a wide range of program settings.

>

> Also the WE LEARN annal conference (as well as our organization)

> examples participatory practices in action. Personally, I'd say we come

> at this from a holistic feminist/womanist framework --- but I'd also

> claim "Freirean-inspired" popular and participatory educational

> practices as critical to our work.

>

> Mev

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