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Learning About/For Sustainability as Contested Space: Contemporary Characterizations of Adult Education in the Sustainable Agriculture Movement

Authors

• • Kim L. Niewolny
  • Virginia Tech
• • Nancy Grudens-Schuck
  • Iowa State University
• • Arthur L. Wilson
  • Cornell University

Abstract

We illustrate how various forms of adult education, and the interests they serve, help create spaces for learning in the sustainable agriculture movement as a neglected dimension of adult education research. Implications for further exploring the learning dimensions of social movements are discussed.

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How to Cite: Niewolny, K. L. , Grudens-Schuck, N. & Wilson, A. L. (2010) “Learning About/For Sustainability as Contested Space: Contemporary Characterizations of Adult Education in the Sustainable Agriculture Movement”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2010).