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"Ever since the Spring of 1970 when I, like many others, was awakened from the sleep of conformity by the kiss of the invasion of Cambodia and the smelling salts of campus-distributed tear gas, I have tried to act within the field of adult education with one main purpose in mind -- to find and join with colleagues who will work for a radically humanistic approach to the field as a part of a worldwide effort toward a society in which, for the first time, all people are free of oppressive rule."    -John F. Ohliger


John Ohliger (1926-2004) was an adult educator, peace activist, public intellectual and co-founder of WORT Radio and Basic Choices, Inc., a Midwest Center for Clarifying Political and Social Options.

This website seeks to make his work and thought accessible to all. John was a prolific writer. Currently, this website only contains a small portion of his work. We will continually add to it and would like to hear from any of you who knew of John's writings about which of his works should be added next.
   
ADULT EDUCATION AS SOCIAL EDUCATION REVISITED PERSPECTIVES ON THE WORK OF JOHN OHLIGER

A 2010 PRE-CONFERENCE AT THE 29TH ANNUAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE CANADIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF ADULT EDUCATION (CASAE)

Location: Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec
Saturday, May 29, 2010
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Co-hosted by André P. Grace, University of Alberta, Canada & Tonette S. Rocco, Florida International University, USA

With special guest Christina (Chris) Wagner, John Ohliger's wife.

In April Grace and Rocco's Challenging the Professionalization of Adult Education: John Ohliger and Contradictions in Modern Practice received the 2010 Phillip E. Frandson Award for Literature in the Field of Continuing Higher Education from the US national University Continuing Education Association.

For the main conference program, please visit the CASAE website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/

RSVP to hillyard@ualberta.ca

Download a PDF of the schedule

John Ohliger's Book

Challenging the Professionalization
of Adult Education: John Ohliger and Contradictions in Modern Practice

by André P. Grace (Editor), Tonette S. Rocco (Editor), and Michael R. Welton (Foreword)

Download an Excerpt (PDF)

Cost: $40
Amazon.comand Jossey-Bass™, Inc. Publishers This book is available locally at Rainbow Books, 426 W. Gilman

 


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John Ohliger Copyright 2008