Abstract
Peter Jarvis, who died on 20 November 2018 aged 81, was not only founding co-editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, but a theorist of adult education and lifelong learning whose influence has been felt in every continent. Two years ago we were able to publish a special double issue on his work and contribution: although already ill, he was delighted to be presented with a copy, signed by all the contributors, at his 80th birthday celebrations in July 2017 (See Figure 2).
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Copyright StatementWhile we valued what he shared with us, we recognised and respected the importance to him and his view of who he was as a person and of that which he held back
An Authentic and Generous Adult Educator: Peter Jarvis, 1937-2018 Peter Jarvis, who died on 20th November 2018 aged 81, was founding co-editor of the International Journal of Lifelong Education, but a theorist of adult education and lifelong learning whose influence has been felt in every continent
Individual human existence itself he saw as the lifelong metaproject of creating one’s own identity as a person through engagement in lifelong learning in an alienating cultural context in which one necessarily experienced the realities that contributed to one’s identity
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While we valued what he shared with us, we recognised and respected the importance to him and his view of who he was as a person and of that which he held back In these and other ways, Peter appears to me to have been living the life of a truly authentic lifelong learner: living his own life’s project through his experiences, the scholarly work of others on the human condition, and his engagements with others, but with critical deliberation, a concern for the welfare and wellbeing of others, and for the recognition that he was but himself. Professor Emeritus, Adult and Community Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA:
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