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TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE:
THE EDUCATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF A BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY
ORGANIZING MOVEMENT
by
Robert Arvid Filback
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(EDUCATION)
August 2007
Copyright 2007 Robert Arvid Filback
Object Description
| Title | Transformative learning in the public sphere: the educational dimensions of a broad-based community organizing movement |
| Author | Filback, Robert Arvid |
| Author email | filback@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Policy, Planning & Administration) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2007-04-19 |
| Date submitted | 2007 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2007-07-27 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Stromquist, Nelly P. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Maxwell, William Miller, Donald E. Sellers, Jefferey M. |
| Abstract | An acute need exists for innovative community-based educational models which can successfully promote civic engagement and help people solve social problems. One effective example of civic mobilization and training is broad-based community organizing (BBCO). While BBCO's effectiveness has been attributed to its strong emphasis on participant education and political training, research on the educational aspect of BBCO is sparse. This qualitative case study explored the work of One LA, an affiliate of a national broad-based organizing network with a long history, an established approach, and recognized political achievements. The purpose of this study was to advance understanding of the educational dimensions of One LA including its methods and outcomes and connections between these educative processes and the movement's political project of social transformation. Findings illuminate a robust educational model which represents an important school for socially transformative democratic citizenship. This study shows how One LA's educational program produces new political change agents, develops skills for interacting and building relationships among diverse constituencies, and equips leaders and organizations with specific competencies and practices to bring about social change in a democratic context. |
| Keyword | transformative learning; community organizing; social change; informal education |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m705 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Filback, Robert Arvid |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Filback-20070727 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume62/etd-Filback-20070727.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE: THE EDUCATIONAL DIMENSIONS OF A BROAD-BASED COMMUNITY ORGANIZING MOVEMENT by Robert Arvid Filback A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (EDUCATION) August 2007 Copyright 2007 Robert Arvid Filback |
