Creativity, Social Justice and Human Rights within Adult Education
@article{Brown2015CreativitySJ, title={Creativity, Social Justice and Human Rights within Adult Education}, author={Susannah Brown}, journal={Int. J. Adult Vocat. Educ. Technol.}, year={2015}, volume={6}, pages={1-12} }
In this paper, the author describes philosophical concepts of adult learning and their application as integrated with creative problem solving within the context of social justice and human rights. The context is framed by the work of the United Nations 1992 which emphasizes importance of women's roles and creativity in the process of forming a global community. Foundational theories Gardner, 1999; Greene, 1995; Knowles, 1975; Lawrence, 2005; & Vygotsky, 1978 are connected to support this…
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