Is It Possible to Reconstruct the Theory of Adult Education by the Integration of the Humanist, Critical, and Postmodern Perspectives?

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https://doi.org/10.15359/ree.21-2.23

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Andragogy, adult education, critical theory, education theory, humanism, postmodernism.

Abstract

This essay tries to answer the following question: is it possible the integration of apparently excluding or contradictory conceptions in the construction of the theory of adult education (AE)? We assume that there is a need for the professionals in charge of adult education to have a theoretical framework of reference that guides them in their practice, and helps them in the development of their own identity as professionals. However, the contributions of different schools of thought have tended to be contradictory or mutually excluding, hindering the development of the theory. Following the objectives of knowledge of the theory of education, we analyze some key concepts that have centered the discussions on the field of study of the AE over the past four decades. For this analysis, we create a dialectical interaction between the humanistic, critical, and postmoderm educational thoughts through some of their most representative authors and around those concepts. In this way, it is shown how it is possible to reconsider the AE from an integrative perspective, although with conceptual and ideological nuances that, far from being an obstacle, enrich the theory and reflect the diversity of the same social agents.

Author Biographies

Iluminada Sánchez-Domenech, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja

Doctora en Pedagogía por la Universidad Cardenal Herrera-CEU. Profesora colaboradora en la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (España). Miembro del equipo de investigación INDYCEE. Sus líneas de investigación se centran en la teoría de la educación de personas adultas.

Mariano Rubia-Avi, Universidad de Valladolid

Doctor en Pedagogía por la Universidad de Valladolid (España), profesor titular en el Departamento de Pedagogía de la Facultad de Educación y Trabajo Social de la Universidad de Valladolid. Desde el 18 de diciembre de 2012, hasta la actualidad, es director del Departamento de Pedagogía de la Universidad de Valladolid. Sus líneas de investigación se centran en: Atención a la diversidad y educación especial.

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2017-04-22

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Is It Possible to Reconstruct the Theory of Adult Education by the Integration of the Humanist, Critical, and Postmodern Perspectives? (I. Sánchez-Domenech & M. Rubia-Avi , Trans.). (2017). Revista Electrónica Educare, 21(2), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.15359/ree.21-2.23

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Is It Possible to Reconstruct the Theory of Adult Education by the Integration of the Humanist, Critical, and Postmodern Perspectives? (I. Sánchez-Domenech & M. Rubia-Avi , Trans.). (2017). Revista Electrónica Educare, 21(2), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.15359/ree.21-2.23

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