Education for democratic participation: An analysis of self-education strategies within certain community organisations in Cape Town in the 1980s
In: Adult and Nonformal Education Thesis Series
This thesis focuses on the development of nonformal educational theory within community organisations. It deals specifically with self-education within a set of organisations in Cape Town where a primary concern was the promotion of democratic participation among their members. The work contains three case studies which give insights into the workings of community organisations within the present conjoncture in South Africa. The study includes detailed commentary on three social theorists (Ivan Illich, Paulo Freire, Antonio Gramsci) who have contributed to adult education in general and community adult education in particular