Message posting Or dialogue?: On the dialectics of on-line practice in adult education

Authors

  • David Hamilton Umeå University, Sweden
  • Ethel Dahlgren Umeå University, Sweden
  • Agneta Hult Umeå University, Sweden
  • Tor Söderström Umeå University, Sweden

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.2535

Abstract

This paper examines on-line communication in liberal adult education. It highlights the problematic space between message posting and the promotion of dialogue. Conference software in Swedish adult education is widely based on message posting. But can message posting also foster the democratic practices associated with reasoned discussion or dialogue?

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Published

2005-12-06

How to Cite

Hamilton, D., Dahlgren, E., Hult, A., & Söderström, T. (2005). Message posting Or dialogue?: On the dialectics of on-line practice in adult education. Seminar.net, 1(1). https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.2535

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