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Critical gerogogy
— developing practical possibilities for critical educational gerontology | | Author(s) | Marvin Formosa |
| Journal title | Education and Ageing, vol 17, no 1, 2002 |
| Pages | pp 73-86 |
| Keywords | Ageing process ; Adult Education. |
| Annotation | "Gerogogy" refers to the practical teaching strategies employed in adult education with older people. This research article aims to integrate critical gerogogy within a praxeological epistemology, as a continual reconstruction of thought and action in the living historical process of older people. Following a critique of the critical educational gerontological position, seven principles are recommended. These are: the embodiment of a political rationale; a commitment towards the transformation of the ageist world; disagreement that any type of education empowers older people; emphasis on facilitators who take sides with, and are committed to, the position of older people; a reaching out to all distinct segments of older people; embracing a self-help culture; and taking the role of a "progressive" movement by engaging in counter-hegemonic activities. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021008205 A |
| Classmark | BG: GP |
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