Research/Report
Author(s): Paul Jurmo, Researcher and Writer
About 4 years ago, the author of this Forum published A Different Way: Reorienting Adult Education Toward Democracy and Social Justice. The writing occurred when many aspects of U.S. life were in turmoil including a pandemic, a troubled
presidential and congressional election, growing hunger and poverty, and shuttered educational institutions. Though we might wish otherwise, here we are 4 years later, again facing a number of very serious challenges, not only as a nation but now also as an adult foundational education (AFE) field. This article proposes strategies that we—as AFE advocates—can use to both respond to our current situation and support what I believe is an overdue transition to more effective ways of doing AFE.