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Community Education & Community Education & Development Development

B.Sc. Rural Development - Level Two B.Sc. Rural Development - Level Two Michael KennyMichael Kenny

Department of Adult & Community Department of Adult & Community Education, NUI MaynoothEducation, NUI Maynooth

Jointly delivered by NUI, Cork, Dublin, Jointly delivered by NUI, Cork, Dublin, Galway & MaynoothGalway & Maynooth

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Community Education & Community Education & DevelopmentDevelopment

In this module you are introduced to In this module you are introduced to a number of ideas related to adult a number of ideas related to adult and community education, and and community education, and especially to the link between especially to the link between community education and community education and community development. community development.

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The core of the module consists of a The core of the module consists of a three units, four academic papers on three units, four academic papers on topics related to adult and topics related to adult and community education written by community education written by theorists and practitioners in the theorists and practitioners in the field, two units related to rural field, two units related to rural literary writers, and the assignment. literary writers, and the assignment.

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In this presentation I will address In this presentation I will address community educationcommunity education

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What is Adult EducationWhat is Adult Education

Learning for Life: the White paper on Learning for Life: the White paper on Adult Education (2000)Adult Education (2000)

Complete Paper: Complete Paper: http://odtl.dcu.ie/mirror/irlgov/educ/adult-ed-wpaper.pdfhttp://odtl.dcu.ie/mirror/irlgov/educ/adult-ed-wpaper.pdf

Summary: Summary: http://odtl.dcu.ie/mirror/irlgov/educ/adult-ed-execsummary.htmlhttp://odtl.dcu.ie/mirror/irlgov/educ/adult-ed-execsummary.html

Discussion: Discussion: http://eprints.nuim.ie/1068/1/Pages_from_adult_learner_01.pdfhttp://eprints.nuim.ie/1068/1/Pages_from_adult_learner_01.pdf

Plus readings in this modulePlus readings in this moduleSee See Fleming,Fleming, T.,T., 1998.1998. The Role Of The Role Of Adult Education In Ireland,Adult Education In Ireland, Institute of Guidance Institute of Guidance Counsellors: Journal. 22,Counsellors: Journal. 22, (), pp. 58-61. (), pp. 58-61.

See See http://eprints.nuim.ie/335/1/Aded1.http://eprints.nuim.ie/335/1/Aded1.pdfpdf

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‘‘Learning for Life’ is set with in a Learning for Life’ is set with in a context of context of LIFELONG LEARNINGLIFELONG LEARNING

Separates Education and trainingSeparates Education and training

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‘‘Learning for Life’ defines adult education as;Learning for Life’ defines adult education as;

““Systematic Learning undertaken Systematic Learning undertaken by adults who return to learning by adults who return to learning

having concluded initial having concluded initial education or training”education or training”

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Adult EducationAdult Education Composed of Composed of

Further EducationFurther EducationHigher EducationHigher EducationContinuing Education & TrainingContinuing Education & Training

&&Community EducationCommunity Education

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What is Adult EducationWhat is Adult EducationRole of Adult EducationRole of Adult Education is: is:

Consciousness RaisingConsciousness RaisingCitizenshipCitizenshipCohesionCohesionCompetitivenessCompetitivenessCultural DevelopmentCultural DevelopmentCommunity BuildingCommunity Building

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‘‘Learning for Life’ proposes that adult Learning for Life’ proposes that adult education be underpinned by three education be underpinned by three principles;principles;

A Systematic ApproachA Systematic Approach

EqualityEquality

Inter-culturalismInter-culturalism

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‘‘Learning for Life’ notes that adult Learning for Life’ notes that adult education policy incorporate:education policy incorporate:Personal, cultural and social goals as Personal, cultural and social goals as well as economic goalswell as economic goalsFlexible mechanisms of accreditationFlexible mechanisms of accreditationEquality for part-time and mature Equality for part-time and mature studentsstudentsStructures to implement coherent Structures to implement coherent adult education strategiesadult education strategies

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What is Community EducationWhat is Community Education

Variety of Definitions & PerceptionsVariety of Definitions & Perceptions

1. An extension of the service provided by second & third level education institutions in to the wider-community

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What is Community EducationWhat is Community Education

2. A process of Communal Education towards empowerment, both at an individual and a collective level.

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Community Development Vs Community Development Vs Community EducationCommunity Education

… Share a common goal of the collective empowerment of

the participants based on an analysis of the structural barriers to people’s life chances (‘Learning for Life’ 2000(‘Learning for Life’ 2000 )

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Community EducationCommunity Education

… has evolved in Ireland in recent years as an

ideologically driven, highly innovative and large scale adult education provision consisting mainly of self-directed women's groups.

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… There are approx 1,000 day-time women’s education

groups throughout Ireland (30,000 participants)

… also flourished in a range of other disadvantaged contexts (‘Learning for Life’ 2000(‘Learning for Life’ 2000 )

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Community EducationCommunity EducationOverview see“Community Education: Listening to the voices”,Brid Connolly (2003). (see

http://eprints.nuim.ie/1073/1/Pages_from_adult_learner_03.pdf)

And …‘REALLY USEFUL KNOWLEDGE': LINKING THEORY AND

PRACTICE, 1996, Jane L. Thompson, Dean of Humanities, Ruskin College, Oxford. Paper presented as Keynote address at the Maynooth/Aontas/NCDE Conference Empowerment and Action: A New Agenda for Lifelong Learning, Dublin. And..

Published in In B. Connolly, T. Fleming, A. Ryan & D. McCormack (Eds.). (1996). Radical learning for liberation. (pp. 15-26). Maynooth: Adult and Community Education.

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Feminist education is

“…where women decide what they need to know and how

they want to use that knowledge” (Smyth)

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Feminist Community EducationCommunity EducationConsists of:

• Openness to alternative structures/critique of existing ones

• Emphasise sharing learning rather than competing in it

• Blur distinction between the ‘teacher’ and the ‘taught’

• Locate personal experiences within a broader context

• Elimination of hierarchy

• Orientation to progression

• Challenge the dominant models of assessment and accreditation

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… assumes a different character to all other forms of formal education in

• Content

• Relationships of participants

• Relationship with tutors

• Learning process

• Learning outcomes

• Modes of assessment

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Characteristics community education sector;

• Non-statutory

• Rooted in community

• Flexible problem solving focus

• Respect for participant lived experience

• Communal values and matching provision to need

• Learning groups

• Support for successful access and learning

• Collective social and critical learning process

• Participative democracy & transformation

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Local developmentLocal development

Area partnerships have networked up to 3,000 community & voluntary sector groups with a social inclusion focus (‘Learning for Life’ 2000(‘Learning for Life’ 2000 )

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Poetry

So much of our culture and all that is unseen can be captured in poetry.

Poetry is a great underused continuous stream of education

Let us look at the the poetry of Patrick Kavanagh and what he says about rural life

http://www.tcd.ie/English/patrickkavanagh/poems.html

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Community EducationCommunity EducationShancoduff : Patrick Kavanagh

My black hills have never seen the sun rising,Eternally they look north towards Armagh.Lot's wife would not be salt if she had beenIncurious as my black hills that are happyWhen dawn whitens Glassdrummond chapel.

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Prose

We are yet uninfomred about the great rural writings of Ireland. In this module I invite you to explore the writings of John McGahern and to follow where it brings you.

See;http://www.johnmcgahern.com/about.htm

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Prose

For a good synopsis of irish books including those on rural life in Ireland see;

http://www.currach.ie/catalogue.php?&ISBN=9781856079679

for

Book Title ‘Des Kenny’s Choice: 101 Irish Books You Must Read’ 2008,

Curragh Press.

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