Researchers or course consumers? Adults in the Lifelong Learning Model of Desroche

Abstract

This paper aims at identifying the contribution of Henri Desroche (1914-1994) to adult educa-tion, within his extensive scientific work. In par-ticular, the contexts which led to the creation and the development of Collège Coopératif of Paris and of DHEPS (Diplôme des hautes étu-des des pratiques sociales) have been analy-zed. Theoretical and practitioner at the same time, Henri Desroche studied Marxism, the so-ciology of religions and social economy, with a particular attention to the various forms of coo-peration in the religious, economical and edu-cational fields. He created a model of lifelong learning focused on action-research.