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The Democratic Ideal vs. Luhmann’s Autopoietic Systems in Adult Education

Author

• • Jeffrey Zacharakis
  • Kansas State University

Abstract

This paper analyzes the democratic ideal and its historical importance to adult education, and then analyzes how adult education today fits Niklas Luhmann’s autopoietic systems at the expense of the democratic ideal.

Keywords: Adult Education, Democratic Ideal, System’s Theory

How to Cite: Zacharakis, J. (2017) “The Democratic Ideal vs. Luhmann’s Autopoietic Systems in Adult Education”, Adult Education Research Conference. 1(2017).