Abstract
Through policy-oriented research and in-depth interviews, this research project investigated what kinds of discourses could possibly be structuring the lives of adult educators who work in international development. One significant theme that emerged in the data was the presence of “image” as a microtechnology of power that not only demanded silence around “controversial” identity- differences, but also encouraged adult educators to adopt a public identity that was more congruent to the accepted norms of the workplace.
Keywords
professionalism, international development, adult educator identity
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Recommended Citation
Mizzi, R.
(2011).
Clipped Wings: Professionalism Structuring Adult Educators in a Globalized Workplace.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2011/papers/68
Clipped Wings: Professionalism Structuring Adult Educators in a Globalized Workplace
Through policy-oriented research and in-depth interviews, this research project investigated what kinds of discourses could possibly be structuring the lives of adult educators who work in international development. One significant theme that emerged in the data was the presence of “image” as a microtechnology of power that not only demanded silence around “controversial” identity- differences, but also encouraged adult educators to adopt a public identity that was more congruent to the accepted norms of the workplace.
