Adult Education & The Working Class Education for the Missing Millions [Paperback]

This book has two purposes: first to argue that there is a greater need now than ever before for liberal adult education for the working class. Such provision would both help to ameliorate the gross inequalities of our society and provide some counter-balance to the increasingly utilitarian and vocational orientation of post-school education. Secondly, the book aims to describe and analyse in some detail the community-based programme for various disadvantaged working class groups that has been developed by a British Pioneer Work team concerned with adult continuing education. The methods, objectives and overall practice described in this case study are of relevance to those working in all sectors of adult and community education. This book is edited by two members of staff concerned with Pioneer Work development from the outset, and the contributors include other members of the Pioneer Work team of lecturers and researchers.

Editors Introduction 1 Problems of Inequality: the Nature of Adult Education in Britain - Richard Taylor2 Responses to Unemployment - Richard Taylorand Kevin Ward3 A Community-Based University Adult Education Project - Richard Taylorand Kevin Ward4 Unemployed in the Community - Kevin Ward5 Educational Initiatives with Trade Unions and the TUC Centres against Unemployment - Keith ForresterandKevin Ward6 Working with Women - Jean Gardiner7 One in Four: Who Cares? Education and Older Adults - Jill Liddington8 Reflections on Research - Lindsey Fraser9 Adult Education and the Working Class: policies, practice and future priorities for community and education - Richard Taylorand Kevin WardProgrammed Instruction Index.