Abstract
Based on research from the Anti-Poverty Community Organizing and Learning (APCOL) project, Marxist Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) is used to explore forms of anti-poverty activist learning: i) program-based community anti-poverty activism; ii) grassroots capacity building; and iii) direct collective action. Different types and origins of contradictions and key mediating artefacts are shown to offer a
Keywords
social movement learning; activity theory; anti-poverty organizing
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Recommended Citation
Sawchuk, P. H.
(2011).
Anti-Poverty Activism from a CHAT Perspective: A Comparison of Learning across Three Organizations.
Adult Education Research Conference.
https://newprairiepress.org/aerc/2011/papers/90
Anti-Poverty Activism from a CHAT Perspective: A Comparison of Learning across Three Organizations
Based on research from the Anti-Poverty Community Organizing and Learning (APCOL) project, Marxist Cultural Historical Activity Theory (CHAT) is used to explore forms of anti-poverty activist learning: i) program-based community anti-poverty activism; ii) grassroots capacity building; and iii) direct collective action. Different types and origins of contradictions and key mediating artefacts are shown to offer a
