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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1986
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED297101 |
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- Pedagogical Ideas in Popular Adult Education. Arvidson, Lars Adult Education Cultural Context Educational History Educational Methods Educational Trends Foreign Countries Popular Education Swedish adult education has increased significantly during the last century. A great part of this increase has evolved from work within the popular movements, particularly study circles within the workers' movement and the free church movement. Three different time periods are of interest: 1910-14, 1930-39, and 1970-79. During the two earlier periods, popular education constituted an integrated part of the movements' programs and contributed to the fulfilment of their aims. At that time an instrumental view of knowledge existed, in which knowledge was seen as a means to reach the decided goals of the movement. Popular education retained a strong connection with the workers' movement in the 1970s, but the connection with the free church movement weakened. From the beginning, the movements' libraries have been a focal point for popular education. Study circles were regarded at first primarily as library associations. During 1910-14, different types of study circles appeared. One form dominated during the 1970s--the so-called general study circles. Changes occurred during these periods in regard to the background of the participants. During the first two periods, popular education was a form of youth upbringing. Later, the activities evolved to include all age groups. The study circle continues to exist as an educational method, but its characteristics have changed considerably. (YLB)