{"product_id":"learning-through-community-kathryn-church-9781402066535","title":"Learning Through Community: Exploring Participatory Practices","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeveloped within a network of Canadian researchers and their community partners, this book is a collection of case studies that explore the learning that people do through community engagement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe crucial work here explores learning that is organized by the learners themselves, collectively, rather than as individuals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflecting the contributors' political priorities, the volume begins with groups that are highly marginalized in our society: immigrant women, sex trade workers, senior citizens, garment workers, women doing community economic development, and people who identify with disability and anti-poverty movements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt then shifts to consider groups whose members have been accustomed to seeing themselves as 'centered' or mainstream: teachers, for example, or employees of the new 'learning organizations'.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegardless of their location, the people involved are learning to labor and to survive the turbulence of rapid socio-economic change in the global economy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese case studies trace the enduring effects of gender, class, language, race, and governmentality on their efforts. Significantly, they also probe the possibilities for oppositional action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathryn Church\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1402066538\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781402066535\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/12\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.63h x 6.23w x 0.78d","brand":"Kathryn Church","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47424314278143,"sku":"9781402066535","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cd9e8673-b7fe-40ca-bacd-ba82f6f6ee35.jpg?v=1761529513","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-through-community-kathryn-church-9781402066535","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}