Stephen Brookfield

Stephen Brookfield (born 1949 in Liverpool, England) is a scholar in adult education who has held positions at the University of British Columbia, Columbia University, Harvard University and the University of Saint Thomas. He is currently Distinguished Scholar at Antioch University, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, and Emeritus Professor at the University of St. Thomas.

Education

Brookfield earned his Ph.D. from the University of Leicester in 1980 and wrote a thesis o
independent adult learning

Career

In his teaching career, Brookfield has worked in England, Canada, Australia, and the United States, teaching in a variety of college settings. He has written nineteen books on adult learning, adult teaching, critical thinking
discussion methods
critical theory as well as critical pedagogy and
teaching race
'. His overall project is to help adults learn to think critically about the dominant ideologies they have internalized and how these can be challenged. Influenced by the Frankfurt School of Critical Theory and American Pragmatism he has written extensively on how to use methods of critical reflection and discussion based teaching to uncover ideologies such as white supremacy and patriarchy. His twentieth book titled
'Becoming a White Anti-Racist: A Practical Guide to Educators, Leaders and Activists
' (co-authored wit
Mary Hess
was published b
Stylus Publishers
in 2021.

Awards

Brookfield has three honorary doctor of letters degrees; from the University System of New Hampshire in 1991, from Concordia University, St. Paul (St. Paul, Minnesota) in 2003, and from Muhlenberg College in 2010. He won the Cyril O. Houlebr>World Award for Literature in Adult Education
six times (in 1986, 1989, 1996, 2005, 2011 and 2012),
John Wiley & Sons as well as the 198
Imogene Okes Award for Outstanding Research in Adult Education
all awarded by th
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
At the University of St. Thomas he has won th
John Ireland Presidential Award for Outstanding Achievement as a Teacher/Scholar
award for as an exemplary scholar-teacher and the university's Diversity Leadership Teaching and Research Award. His work has been translated into several languages including Korean, German, Finnish, Japanese, Danish, Polish, Persian and Chinese. In 2001 he received the Leadership Award from th
Association for Continuing Higher Education
(ACHE) for "extraordinary contributions to the general field of continuing education on a national and international level", and in 2008 he was awarded th
Morris T. Keeton Award for Contributions to Adult and Experiential learning
awarded by th
Council for Academic and Experiential Learning
In 2009 he was inducted into th
International Adult Education Hall of Fame
He won the 201
Philip E. Frandson Award for Literature
awarded by th
University Professional and Continuing Education Association
for his boo
Powerful Techniques for Teaching Adults

Selected bibliography

Books

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Brookfield, Stephen Teaching Race: Helping Students Unmask and Challenge Racism
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* https://styluspub.presswarehouse.com/browse/book/978162036859
Becoming-a-White-Antiracist Becoming a White Antiracist: A Practical Guide for Educators, Leaders and Activists
Stephen Brookfield and Mary Hess. Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2021.

Chapters in books

* Disrupting Whiteness: The Productive Disturbance of George Yancy's Work on White Identity & the White Gaze. In, K. Ducey (Ed.). George Yancy: A Critical Reader. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield (2020) Forthcoming.

Using a Pedagogy of Narrative Disclosure to Uncover White Supremacy
In, A. Mandell & Elana Michelson (Eds.)
Adult Education in the Age of Trump and Brexit
San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (2020)
* Uncovering White Supremacy" In
G. Yancy (Ed.)
Educating for Critical Consciousness
. New York: Routledge (2019)
* Critical Thinking and Its Limitations: Can We Think Our Way Out of White Supremacy?" In
E. Minnich and M. Patton (Eds.)

Vol. 7, No. 3 2019.
* Repressive Tolerance and the 'Management' of Diversity" In, [https://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do;jsessionid=5107590CA30ACA356CE6A2230C5DF7D4?N=197+4294904575+4294917622&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=165563677611698875420180829204512375&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial V. Wang (Ed.). Critical Theory and Transformative Learning. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing (2018)">Thought Work: Learning to Think for Love of the World
. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield (2020).


Vol. 7, No. 3 2019.
* Repressive Tolerance and the 'Management' of Diversity" In, [https://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do;jsessionid=5107590CA30ACA356CE6A2230C5DF7D4?N=197+4294904575+4294917622&Ntk=P_EPI&Ntt=165563677611698875420180829204512375&Ntx=mode%2Bmatchallpartial V. Wang (Ed.). Critical Theory and Transformative Learning. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing (2018)
* White Teachers in Diverse Classrooms: Using Narrative to Address Teaching About Racial Dynamics." In, C. Scott & J. Sims (Eds.) [https://www.igi-global.com/book/developing-workforce-diversity-programs-curriculum/142207 Developing Workforce Diversity Programs, Curriculum and Degrees in Higher Education">Transformative Learning and the Awareness of White Supremacy." Phronesis
Vol. 7, No. 3 2019.
* Repressive Tolerance and the 'Management' of Diversity" In

Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing (2016)

Journal articles

* * [https://proliteracy.org/Blogs/Article/491/Why-White-Instructors-Should-Explore-Their-White-Racial-Identity Why White Instructors Should Explore their Racial Identity">V. Wang (Ed.). Critical Theory and Transformative Learning. Hershey, PA: Information Science Publishing (2018)
* White Teachers in Diverse Classrooms: Using Narrative to Address Teaching About Racial Dynamics." In, C. Scott & J. Sims (Eds.
Developing Workforce Diversity Programs, Curriculum and Degrees in Higher Education
Hershey, PA: IGI Publishing (2016)

Journal articles

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Why White Instructors Should Explore their Racial IdentityAdult Literacy Education: The International Journal of Literacy, Language and Numeracy
Vol. 1, No. 2, 2019.
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* [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1045159514534189 Teaching Our Own Racism: Incorporating Personal Narratives of Whiteness into Anti-Racist Practice," Adult Learning, 25/3, 2014">Killing White Innocence: A Review of George Yancy's Backlash: What Happens When We Talk Honestly About Race in America
(Tikkun, 2018)



* [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1045159514534189 Teaching Our Own Racism: Incorporating Personal Narratives of Whiteness into Anti-Racist Practice," Adult Learning, 25/3, 2014

See also

* Reflective practice#Brookfield 1998, Reflective practice: Brookfield 1998">Brookfield, S.D. "Racializing the Discourse of Adult Education." International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Training, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2014

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See also

* Reflective practice#Brookfield 1998, Reflective practice: Brookfield 1998

References

External links

Teaching Our Own Racism: Incorporating Personal Narratives of Whiteness into Anti-Racist Practice," Adult Learning, 25/3, 2014

See also

* Reflective practice#Brookfield 1998, Reflective practice: Brookfield 1998

References

External links

* [http://stephenbrookfield.com/ stephenbrookfield.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131230235657/http://www.aaace.org/brookfield American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)">stephenbrookfield.com">Teaching Our Own Racism: Incorporating Personal Narratives of Whiteness into Anti-Racist Practice," Adult Learning, 25/3, 2014

See also

* Reflective practice#Brookfield 1998, Reflective practice: Brookfield 1998

References

External links

stephenbrookfield.com

American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
Stephen Brookfield, Ph.D. Distinguished University Professor, University of St. Thomas

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1949 births

Academics from Liverpool

Adult education leaders
Alumni of the University of Leicester
Columbia University faculty
Harvard University staff
Living people
University of St. Thomas (Minnesota) faculty