Global Citizenship for Adult Education

This book promotes the development of nontraditional literacies in adult education, especially as these critical literacies relate to global citizenship, equity, and social justice. As this edited collection argues, a rapidly changing global environment and proliferation of new media technologies have greatly expanded the kinds of literacies that one requires in order to be an engaged global citizen. It is imperative for adult educators and learners to understand systems, organizations, and relationships that influence our lives as citizens of the world. By compiling a comprehensive list of foundational, sociocultural, technological and informational, psychosocial and environmental, and social justice literacies, this volume offers readers theoretical foundations, practical strategies, and additional resources.

Petra A. Robinson, PhD, is Associate Professor in the School of Leadership and Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University (LSU). She is also Director of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in the College of Human Sciences and Education at LSU.

Kamala V. Williams, PhD, is the manager of the Prairie View A&M Northwest Houston Center, an off-campus instructional site in Houston Texas. She is a former coordinator for the Center for Urban School Partnerships at Texas A&M University, with many years of teaching experience.

Maja Stojanović is a doctoral student in the School of Leadership and Human Resource Development and a graduate assistant in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Professional Development in the College of Human Sciences and Education at LSU. She has a background in teaching English to adult learners.