Reclaiming Coady: Adult Education and Economic Development in Atlantic Canada

Auteurs-es

  • Melissa White University of New Brunswick
  • Sarah King University of New Brunswick

Mots-clés :

Community Development, Economic Development, Moses Coady, Paulo Freire, Antoginish Movement

Résumé

Cet article cherche à remettre en cause la rhétorique du déficit associée au Canada atlantique en mobilisant une approche appréciative et en se penchant sur un personnage clé originaire de cette région, le révérend Moses M. Coady, formateur d’adultes et fondateur du Mouvement d’Antigonish. Alors que son travail était centré sur la région atlantique, son message de coopération, de communauté et de conscientisation a défriché le champ de l’éducation émancipatrice si souvent associé au formateur brésilien Paulo Freire. Vivant nous-mêmes au Canada atlantique, nous voulons récupérer le travail de Coady et souligner sa contribution à la culture et au développement de notre région. Cet article commence en offrant un aperçu du discours du déficit omniprésent au Canada atlantique. Ensuite, en décrivant la vie et les réalisations de Moses Coady et en fournissant une brève biographie de la vie et des réalisations de Paolo Freire, ces deux hommes ayant abordé leur travail à partir d’une perspective appréciative, nous jetons les fondements nécessaires pour soutenir notre idée selon laquelle le travail de Moses Coady doit reprendre sa place au sein de la pratique et de l’enseignement de la formation des adultes au Canada atlantique.

Biographie de l'auteur-e

Sarah King, University of New Brunswick

PhD Candidate

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2017-06-01

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White, M., & King, S. (2017). Reclaiming Coady: Adult Education and Economic Development in Atlantic Canada. La Revue Canadienne Pour l’étude De l’éducation Des Adultes, 29(2), 53–63. Consulté à l’adresse https://cjsae.library.dal.ca/cjsae/article/view/5364

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