Marxism’s Impact on Adult Education
The article1 examines the Historical Materialist Tradition and its impact on the emancipatory dimension of adult education, including popular education in Latin America, and the Independent Working Class education movement
in Germany and Italy. The article highlights the revolutionary aspect of adult education in Latin America, as well as the ideological connection between Marxism and literacy, and concludes that Marxist-influenced adult education programs reinforce emancipation and political literacy in the
global culture.
Document Type: Research Article
Affiliations: University of Malta
Publication date: 01 January 2000
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