Equitable Adult Learning: Four Transformative Organizations Serving Diverse Communities

This book provides case studies from four organizations serving diverse adult learners in equitable, inclusive, and just ways, using an adapted version of the Education Deans for Justice and Equity Framework for Assessment and Transformation. It highlights the history and need for increased equity and justice in adult education and offers exemplars of how to live into these intentions.

Format: Hardback
Length: 212 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This comprehensive book presents a collection of case studies authored by practitioners from four diverse organizations dedicated to serving adult learners in equitable, inclusive, and just ways. These practitioners have adapted a version of the Education Deans for Justice and Equity Framework for Assessment and Transformation, a robust tool rooted in extensive research on equity and justice. Notably, this book represents one of the earliest published applications of this framework.

The editors of this book contextualize it within the historical backdrop and pressing need for enhanced equity and justice in adult education. They employ participatory action research to facilitate the four organizations in sharing their unique stories. The authors of the organization chapters provide insights into their histories, contexts, and the relationship between their organizational structures, systems, policies, and procedures. The editors also offer a cross-case analysis of the four case studies, highlighting common themes and lessons learned.

This book holds immense appeal to scholars and researchers in the fields of adult education, social justice education, qualitative research methods, and organizational development. It serves as a valuable resource for academics seeking to understand the complexities of equitable and just practices in adult education settings. Moreover, organizations and practitioners can glean valuable exemplars and insights from these case studies, empowering them to align their intentions with practices that promote equity and justice.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032261898