This issue, 'Lifelong learning and adult education in Latin America and Caribbean social movements', is guest edited by John D. Holst, Maria Alicia Rueda, Kamil Geronimo-Lopez, Gabriel Ramos Concha, and Violeta Acuna Collado. The focus of the issue is on social justice and the intersection of education and social movements, drawing on the innovative and transformative social movements of the Latin American region. Featuring articles written by Latin American adult educators, the issue introduces English-language audiences to adult education within emerging Latin American social movements. The
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This issue, 'Lifelong learning and adult education in Latin America and Caribbean social movements', is guest edited by John D. Holst, Maria Alicia Rueda, Kamil Geronimo-Lopez, Gabriel Ramos Concha, and Violeta Acuna Collado. The focus of the issue is on social justice and the intersection of education and social movements, drawing on the innovative and transformative social movements of the Latin American region. Featuring articles written by Latin American adult educators, the issue introduces English-language audiences to adult education within emerging Latin American social movements. The introductory article describes the nature of social movement-based adult education practices in Latin America and the Caribbean by reviewing major social movements in the region from 2010 to 2020. The concluding article identifies the challenges and opportunities facing adult educators in Latin America and the Caribbean in a context of growing social movements and discusses the potential relevance of these practices and experiences for US adult educators.
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The contents are as follows: Adult education in Latin American and Caribbean social movements / Kamil Geronimo-Lopez, Gabriel Ramos Concha, John D. Holst; The long tradition of lifelong learning in Latin America and the Caribbean / Miriam Camilo Recio, Francisco Cabrera Romero; Dialogue between social movement activists and a Master's Program in youth and adult education / Graca Dos Santos Costa, Patricia Lessa Santos Costa, Carla Liane Nascimento Dos Santos, David Mallows; Adult education, human rights, and the problem of incarceration in Chile / Violeta Acuna Collado, Gabriel Ramos Concha; Critical thinking and embodied learning for a Puerto Rican student movement pedagogy / Kamil Geronimo-Lopez, Fernando Tormos-Aponte; Popular high schools in worker recuperated companies / Ezequiel Alfieri, Fernando Lazaro, Fernando Santana; Structural racism and youth and adult education in Brazil / Edneia Goncalves, Roberto Catelli; The education of youth and adults in Colombia from a popular feminist and gender perspective / Sonia Mireya Torres Rincon; Systematization of experiences as new paths for university extension / Oscar Jara Holliday; Youth and adult education in Latin America and the Caribbean: the role of social movements / Violeta Acuna Collado, Maria Alicia Rueda, John D. Holst.
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