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The Kitchen Table: Alternative Perspectives on Program Planning

Authors

• • Shauna Butterwick
  • University of British Columbia
• • Thomas J. Sork
  • University of British Columbia

Abstract

The literature on program planning in adult education has been dominated by the technical-rational perspectives of a largely white, male, North American group of scholars. We note why this gap is problematic for the field and introduce a new generative metaphor, the kitchen table. This metaphor opens up a space for deliberation about aesthetic and feminist considerations, as well as directing attention to non-Western approaches, particularly ideas about community collaboration from an Indigenous perspective

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How to Cite: Butterwick, S. & Sork, T. J. (2010) “The Kitchen Table: Alternative Perspectives on Program Planning”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2010).