Episode #33: Dawn Murphy on Folk Education in North America

Dawn is a fellow with Fielding Graduate University's Marie Fielder Center for Democracy, Leadership and Education and is currently in the final stages of her Ph.D. journey. Dawn's area of focus combines her work as the facilitator of the Folk School Alliance and her study of transformational learning for social justice.The Folk School Alliance began in 2013 and includes over ninety North American Folk Schools. This group began meeting monthly through an online platform in 2018 and continues today engaging in multiple collaborations supporting and promoting folk schooling in North America.

Folk Education Association of America: https://folkschoolalliance.org/

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