Encouraging associative intelligence: Co-operatives, shared learning, and responsible citizenship
Ian MacPherson
Vol 35(2), pp. 86-98
How to cite this article: MacPherson, I. (2002). Encouraging associative intelligence: Co-operatives, shared learning, and responsible citizenship. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 35(1), 86-98.
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of key figures linked to co-operatve education and learming and responsible citizenship. Starting with George Keen, the secretary of the Co-operative Union of Canada (1909-1945), the paper includes the contributions of the Rochdale Pioneers, and key thinkers, writers, activists, and institutions in the UK and internationally. The paper also considers education in many and interconnected forms - dispensing information, training, encouraging reflection, creating knowledge, and facilitating learning.