Creating Space for Social Justice Education in an Era of Global and Neoliberal Capitalism: An Imperative for Adult Education

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  • Mary V. Alfred Texas A&M University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55370/dsj.v1i1.510

Keywords:

adult education, social justice, neoliberalism, revolutionary critical education

Author Biography

Mary V. Alfred, Texas A&M University

Mary V. Alfred, Ph.D. | Executive Associate Dean Professor, Adult Education and HRD Executive Director, Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy & Learning (TCALL) Editor, Adult Learning College of Education and Human Development | Texas A&M University

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Published

2016-03-17

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Reflections