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Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education

Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education here has been a consistent tension between the generalists who focus Ton adult education and those involved in workers' education. On the one hand, Spencer (2010) maintains that modern adult education grew out of workers' education, at least partially. Others, however, see workers' education and adult education as distinct and substantially different. This tension also carries over into the more specialized area of union education. Worker educators have a specific end goal, the improvement of workers' lives. This can be broadly defined, but generally includes an emphasis on the workers as part of a movement larger than themselves. Union education is more specific, focused on union-based issues particular to organizing and collective bargaining (e.g., filing grievances, building solidarity). This kind of educational program is found exclusively within unions themselves. The tension that resides between adult education and workers' education and union education lies in both the history of each and in their commitment to different ends. This tension is quite old and predates the beginnings of organized adult education. Jonathan D. Bloom (1990, p. 207) recounts an older version of this tension. In December 1925 A. J. Muste, chairman of the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adult Learning SAGE

Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education

Adult Learning , Volume 22 (1): 4 – Jan 1, 2011

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SAGE
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© 2011 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
ISSN
1045-1595
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2162-4070
DOI
10.1177/104515951102200106
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Abstract

Finding the Worker: Adult Education and Workers' Education here has been a consistent tension between the generalists who focus Ton adult education and those involved in workers' education. On the one hand, Spencer (2010) maintains that modern adult education grew out of workers' education, at least partially. Others, however, see workers' education and adult education as distinct and substantially different. This tension also carries over into the more specialized area of union education. Worker educators have a specific end goal, the improvement of workers' lives. This can be broadly defined, but generally includes an emphasis on the workers as part of a movement larger than themselves. Union education is more specific, focused on union-based issues particular to organizing and collective bargaining (e.g., filing grievances, building solidarity). This kind of educational program is found exclusively within unions themselves. The tension that resides between adult education and workers' education and union education lies in both the history of each and in their commitment to different ends. This tension is quite old and predates the beginnings of organized adult education. Jonathan D. Bloom (1990, p. 207) recounts an older version of this tension. In December 1925 A. J. Muste, chairman of the

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