School of Education

Dr Liam Kane

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  • Senior Lecturer (Social Justice Place and Lifelong Education)

telephone: 01413301854
email: Liam.Kane@glasgow.ac.uk


Research interests

Adult ‘Popular Education’ in general, with a particular interest in Latin America. Though this term has its own particular resonance, related terms are ‘radical education’, ‘liberatory education’, ‘education for change’, ‘socialist education’ and ‘critical pedagogy’.

Also an interest in, without being an active practitioner of, second language acquisition research.

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Number of items: 13.

2012

Kane, Liam (2012) Forty Years of Popular Education in Latin America: Lessons for Social Movements Today. In: Hall, B.L., Clover, D.E., Crowther, J. and Scandrett, E. (eds.) Learning and Education for a Better World: The Role of Social Movements. Sense, Rotterdam. (In Press)

2010

Kane, L (2010) Community Development: Learning from popular education in Latin America. Community Development Journal, 45 (3). pp. 276-286.

Kane, L. (2010) Universities and popular education in revolutionary Venezuela. Concept: the Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory, 1 (3). ISSN 1359-1983

2008

Kane, L. (2008) The World Bank, community development and education for social justice. Community Development Journal, 43 (2). pp. 194-209. ISSN 0010-3802 (doi:10.1093/cdj/bsl043)

Kane, L (2008) A Review of the Fifth Regional Popular Education Forum (the Second International) of the western state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Concept, 18 (1). pp. 24-26. ISSN 13591983

2007

Kane, L. (2007) The educational influences on active citizens: a case-study of members of the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP). Studies in the Education of Adults (1). pp. 54-76. ISSN 0266-0830

Kane, L. (2007) Conflict and co-operation between "Popular" and "State" education in Latin America. Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 13 (1). pp. 53-67. ISSN 1477-9714

2005

Kane, L. (2005) Books of the year. Adults Learning, 17 (4). ISSN 0955-2308

Kane, L. (2005) Reflections on the G8. Concept: the Journal of Contemporary Community Education Practice Theory, 15 (3). ISSN 1359-1983

Kane, L. (2005) So you think you're a Freirian? Adults Learning, 17 (2). ISSN 0955-2308

2004

Kane, L. (2004) Educators, learners and active learning methodologies. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 23 (3). pp. 275-286. ISSN 0260-1370 (doi:10.1080/0260/37042000229237)

2003

Kane, L. (2003) Catalytic effect: what can we do to promote peace and conflict resolution? Adults Learning, 14 (8). 8 - 9. ISSN 0955-2308

Kane, L. (2003) Making education work for the powerless. Adults Learning, 15 (4). 22 - 23. ISSN 0955-2308

This list was generated on Sat May 26 13:56:09 2012 BST.

Grants

2008: A Teaching Excellence Award from the University of Glasgow

Grants from the Carnegie Trust and Action Aid in order to carry out research trips to Latin America; grants from different Brazilian local authorities and universities for research/speaking trips to Brazil.

Teaching

I teach Spanish, and sometimes French, on the DACE Language Programme, of which I am also overall co-ordinator.

I teach about the ideas of Paulo Freire and the practice of Popular Education in Latin America on the DACE Diploma/MSc in Adult and Continuing Education, The Learning Society and the BA in Community Development.

Consulting and advice

I am currently an adviser to the Paulo Freire Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and have been an adviser to Friends of the Earth (Scotland) and the World Development Movement in the past.