Abstract / Description of output
“Vocational education” and “community education” have evolved into largely separate fields. Bridges are reconstructed by adopting a view of vocation that recognizes the meaning people find in their work and the public value of the work they do.While these considerations underpin recent initiatives to revive a civic spirit among the “professions,” it is suggested that they apply across a much wider spectrum of occupations. Arendt’s theory of action serves as a lens from which to inquire into the nature of vocational practice when enacted as public and democratic deliberation with members of the community on important issues affecting their lives. The author concludes that, appropriately understood, vocational practice includes the facilitation of Arendtian action, thereby constituting a form of community education. The author furthermore suggests that modelling types of public pedagogy characteristic of community education would enrich vocational education and help foster practitioners’capacity to act as civic agents.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 100-115 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Adult Education Quarterly |
Volume | 65 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 9 Jan 2015 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 May 2015 |
Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)
- Arendt
- action
- community education
- vocational education
- postsecondary education