How a Universal Basic Income and Adult Education Could Shape One Another

Bouttell, Lauren (2024) How a Universal Basic Income and Adult Education Could Shape One Another. In: Adult Education and Difference. International Issues in Adult Education . Brill, pp. 71-80. ISBN 9789004692602

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Abstract

The rise of neoliberalism in the latter part of the twentieth century has greatly influenced the field of adult education. We have seen a commoditisation of adult learning, alongside huge increases in social inequality. Social class, intersecting with many other factors, can be very restrictive in a neoliberal society. Utopian models, such as universal basic income (UBI) have proposed alternatives. I suggest that a UBI has enormous potential for giving freedom to explore new learning opportunities. It could also influence community learning and volunteerism. In order to achieve this future, critical pedagogy could help communities become aware of UBI. Freire warned us against fatalism, and that it is important to have hope in a better future.

Item Type: Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords: adult education,inequalities,utopia,work,social class,neoliberalism,ubi,education ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304
Faculty \ School: Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Education and Lifelong Learning
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Depositing User: LivePure Connector
Date Deposited: 04 Mar 2024 16:27
Last Modified: 10 Jun 2025 09:30
URI: https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94398
DOI: 10.1163/9789004692626_005

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