This book is intended to be accessible for pre- and in-service teachers, education leaders, researchers, and policy makers. Authors Rob Smith (Centre for the Study of Practice and Culture in Education) and Vicky Duckworth (Social Justice in Education Network) offer a UK perspective on the social justice benefits of further adult education. Their original model is based on interviews with teachers and students, as part of the Transforming Lives research project, commissioned by the University and College Union. The authors suggest moving away from skills-based policies in further education, and instead demonstrate how further education affects social justice outcomes for individuals and communities. In addition, they offer insight on using digital technologies in social justice research. B&w charts and screenshots are included. Policy Press is an imprint of Bristol University Press. Annotation ©2022 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Based on the Transforming Lives research project, this book explores the transformative power of further education.The book outlines a timely and critical approach to educational research and practice, and draws extensively on the testimonies of students and teachers to construct a model of transformative teaching and learning. It critiques reductive ‘skills’ policies in further education and illuminates the impact colleges and lifelong learning have on social justice outcomes for individuals, their families and communities.For trainee teachers, teachers, leaders, researchers and policy makers alike, the book presents a persuasive argument for transformative approaches to teaching and learning, and highlights the often unmeasured and under-appreciated holistic social benefits of further education.
