Barter, Derek and Grummell, Bernie
(2020)
Learning to live with it: reflections on surviving critical times from Irish adult education.
eucen Studies, 4 (1).
pp. 31-36.
ISSN 2616-6674
Abstract
An announcement was made by the Irish Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar TD on
the morning of 12th March 2020 that educational institutions would close from 6pm that
evening, to support efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 (DES, 2020). As in other parts
of the world, this was followed over the coming weeks by closure of most sectors of Irish
society in "unprecedented actions to respond to an unprecedented emergency” (Doyle,
2020). These are indeed ‘critical times’ as the title states in more than one sense. Critical for
population health in the short and medium term certainly, but also critical for us as adult
educators in how we manage our being and doing as we transition from proximity to
remoteness and distance. We hope this paper, based on student evaluations and tutor
feedback, captures some of our shared experiences and reflections about living with
uncertainty, learning in uncertainty and finding hope in emerging possibilities.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
learning; live; reflections; surviving; critical times; Irish Adult Education; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Adult and Community Education |
| Item ID: |
14861 |
| Depositing User: |
Derek Barter
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| Date Deposited: |
28 Sep 2021 15:43 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
eucen Studies |
| Publisher: |
University Lifelong Learning (ULLL) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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| Use Licence: |
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