Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library

Nancy Kranich

doi:10.7282/T3Q81BFQ

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Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library

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Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library

Nancy Kranich

New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Vol.127, pp.15-24

2010

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https://doi.org/10.7282/T3Q81BFQ

Abstract

Adult learning

Libraries and Civic Engagement

Civic Learning

Service learning

This chapter investigates the adult learning through civil discourse within public library settings. Crucial to the success of a working democracy, the author traces the history of libraries as locations for the development of an engaged and knowledgeable citizenry.

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Title: Subtitle: Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library
Creators: Nancy Kranich (Author) - Research & Instructional Services (RIS), Rutgers University
Publication Details: New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, Vol.127, pp.15-24
Date published: 2010
Publisher: Rutgers University
Number of pages: 16 p.
Academic Unit: New Brunswick Libraries; Rutgers University Libraries
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article
Comment: This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article: Kranich, Nancy. "Promoting Adult Learning Through Civil Discourse in the Public Library." New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, no. 127, Fall 2010: 15-24, which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ace.377/pdf.
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