Stephen D. Brookfield

Stephen Brookfield: As We Know

Stephen Brookfield has written and edited 15 books on adult learning, teaching, and critical thinking.

He has won three distingushed awards: 1. Imogene Oke Award for Outstanding

Research in Adult Education 2. Five Cyril O. Houle World Awards for

Literature in Adult Education 3. Leadership Award from the

Association for Continuing Higher Education

“A sad old geezer trying pathetically to be hip by playing in a rock band, wearing big hoop earrings and multiple rings - all to disguise a lack of personality” -Stephen D. Brookfield

Stephen D. Brookfield

Where in the World is Brookfield From?

The Life of Stephen Brookfield: Steven Brookfield was born in 1949 in the city of Bootle, but grew up in Liverpool, England.

In 1986, he married Kim. Together they had two children: Molly and Colin Brookfield.

Race and Racism: An Interview with Elizabeth Peterson

disclosed two details of Brookfield’s adolescence.

1. He was beaten.2. He was naive.

Socio-Cultural Context

For the past twenty-one years, Brookfield and his family have lived in the United States. Ten years were spent in New York (Harlem) and the other eleven years in Minneapolis.

Brookfield’s key contributions:Thinking skills are critical for a student to experience success. This is a learner need.Instructors are FacilitatorsAssumptions should be challenged.

Conclusion

•Stephen Brookfield was a highly influential figure coving topics such as: adult learning, community adult Education, critical reflection, critical theory, etc. •“Differences in class, culture, ethnicity, personality cognitive style, learning patterns, life experience and gender among adults are more significant than the fact that they are not children or adolescents”

Citations

Gorton , A. (2011). Adult educators, adult education and progressive social movements. 42(29), Retrieved from http://www.variant.org.uk/29texts/edu29.html

Ferrito, S. (2002, November 26). Stephen brookfield personal vita. Retrieved from http://www-distance.syr.edu/pvitasb.html

Peterson, E. (2007). Race and racism: A critical dialogue. Retrieved from http://stephenbrookfield.com/Dr._Stephen_D._Brookfield

Brookfield, S. D. (2011, October 28). Dr. stephen d. brookfield. Retrieved from http://www.stephenbrookfield.com/Dr._Stephen_D._Brookfield/Home.html