The University of St. Thomas

School of Education

John D. Holst

Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction


jdholst@stthomas.edu
(651) 962-4433

Academic History

Ed.D., Adult Continuing Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill., 2000. Dissertation title: Social Movements and Civil Society: Implications for Radical Adult Education Theory and Practice.
M.S., Adult Continuing Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill., 1994.
Core requirements fulfilled through the Urban Adult Education Cohort in Chicago. Cohort Project: Critical Theory and Adult Education- Directed Readings.
B.S., U.S. History, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis., 1988

Areas of Interest

Adult education
Critical pedagogy
Globalization and education
The political economy of education

Awards and Honors

  • 2000 Outstanding Service Award, Educational Services and Programs, Northern Illinois University
  • 2000 Professional Development Award, National Association for Developmental Education
  • 1998 Adjunct Professional Development Award, National Association for Developmental Education 

Selected Publications and Presentations

  • Holst, J. D. (2007). Schooling and Social Class in Post-World War 2 United States of America.  The lost dream of equality: Critical essays on education and social class, J. Freeman-Moir and A. Scott, Eds. Rotterdam, The Netherlands: Sense Publishers. 
  • Holst, J. D. (2007). The Politics and Economics of Globalization and Social Change in Radical Adult Education: A Critical Review of Recent Literature. Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 5(1). Available online at: http://www.jceps.com/index.php?pageID=article&articleID=91
  • Holst, J. D. (2006). Paulo Freire in Chile, 1964-1969: Pedagogy of the Oppressed in its Socio-Political Economic Context. Harvard Educational Review, 76(2), 243-270.
  • Holst, J.D. (2004). El Concepto de Sociedad Civil en la Obra de Gramsci y la Praxis de la Educación Popular (The Concept of Civil Society in the Work of Gramsci and the Praxis of Popular Education). Docencia.
  • Holst, J.D. (2004) Globalization and Education within Two Revolutionary Organizations in the United States of America: A Gramscian Analysis. Adult Education Quarterly, 55(1).
  • Holst, J.D. (2004). Globalization and Education within Two Revolutionary Organizations in the United States of America. In, K. Mundel & D. Schugurensky, (Eds.). Movements and Civil Society, Lifelong Citizenship Learning. Ontario, Canada: Transformative Learning Centre, OISE/University of Toronto.
  • Holst, J.D. (2004). Il Concetto di Società Civile in Gramsci e la Prassi dell’Educazione Popolare (Gramsci’s Concept of Civil Society and Popular Education Praxis). Rosso XXI, 3(10).
  • Holst, J.D. (2004). Paulo Freire in Chile, 1964-1969: Pedagogy of the Oppressed in its Socio-Political Economic Context. Latin American Studies Association 2004 Congress, Las Vegas.
  • Holst, J.D. (2004). Globalization and the Future of Critical Adult Education. Global Issues: Roles and Responsibilities of Adult Education Salzburg Seminar, Salzburg, Austria.
  • Holst, J.D. (2003). Class and Schooling in the Post World War II United States of America: A Survey of Major Features, in Yesterday’s Dreams: International and Critical Perspectives on Education and Social Class. In J. Freeman-Moir & A. Scott (Eds.), Canterbury, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press.
  • Holst, J.D. (2003). Critical Education Against Global Capitalism- A Review. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 22(1).
  • Holst, J.D. (2003). Education, Literacy, and Humanization- A Review. Adult Education Quarterly, 53(3).
  • Holst, J.D. (2003). Globalization and the Future of Critical Adult Education, Houle Scholars in Adult and Continuing Education Program. www.coe.uga.edu/hsp/Group4_Eng.html.
  • Holst, J.D. (2003). Revolutionary Critical Education: In Defense of a Theory and a Challenge to Seek Out Those who Practice It. Journal of Transformative Education, 1(4).
  • Holst, J.D. (2003). Globalization and Education within Two Revolutionary Organizations in the United States of America. Lifelong Citizenship Learning, Participatory Democracy and Social Change Conference, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Toronto.
  • Holst, J.D.(2003). La Globalización y la Educación Gramsciana al Interior de dos Organizaciones Revolucionarias de los Estados Unidos de Norteamérica (Globalization and Gramscian Education within Two Revolutionary Organizations in the United States of America). International Gramsci Society Conference, Puebla, México.
  • Holst, J.D. (2002). Critical Education against Global Capitalism- A Review. Convergence, 35(1).
  • Holst, J.D. (2002). Neue gesellschaftliche Bewegungen und Globalisierung: kritische Überlegungen zu den bürgergesellschaftlichen Perspektiven (New Social Movements and Globalization: Critical Reflections on Civil Societarian Perspectives), In Bergmann, T., Haible W. & Schäfer, G. (Eds.), Geschichte wird gemacht. Beiträge zur Zukunft der Arbeiterbewegung. Hamburg, Germany: VSA-Verlag. 
  • Holst, J.D. (2002). Social Movements, Civil Society and Radical Adult Education. Westport, Conn.: Bergin & Garvey.
  • Holst, J.D. (2001). Paulo Freire, Che Guevara, and the Pedagogy of Revolution – A Review. Adult Education Quarterly, 51(2).
  • Holst, J.D. (2001). Reflexiones Críticas Sobre el Potencial Político de los Nuevos Movimientos Sociales (Critical Reflections on the Political Potential of new Social Movements). Marx Ahora, 11.
  • Holst, J.D. (2001). El Concepto de Sociedad Civil en la Obra de Gramsci y la Praxis de la Educación Popular (The concept of civil society in the work of Gramsci and the praxis of popular education). Encuentro Internacional Gramsci: Filósofo, Intelectual y Político (International Gramsci Forum: Philosopher, Intellectual and Politician), Havana.
  • Holst, J.D. (2001). The Politics of Social Movements and the Future of Socialism: A Critique. International Scientific Conference on Globalization, Social Progress and Socialist Outlook, Elgersburg/Thuringen, Federal Republic of Germany.
  • Holst, J.D. (2001). The Political Economy of Adult Education in NGOs, the State and Civil Society in the context of Neo-liberal Globalization. Fourth International Workshop on Emancipatory Paradigms, Havana.
  • Holst, J.D. (2000). Critical Reflections on the Political Potential of New Social Movements. International Symposium Marxism Today: A Renewed Left View, Instituto Superior de Arte, Havana.
  • Holst, J.D. (1999). The Affinities of Lenin and Gramsci: Implications for Radical Adult Education Theory and Practice. International Journal of Lifelong Education, 18(5).
  • Vetter, M.A., Holst, J.D. & Eaton, S.B. (1998). The Sixties Curriculum: A Thematic Approach to Study Skills Instruction in a University Developmental Reading Program for Special Admissions Students. College Reading and Learning Association Conference, Salt Lake City.
  • Harned, C.M., Murphy, T.F., Holst, J.D. & Vetter, M.A. (1997). Workers Struggling to Make Ends Meet: Stories of Working Families in Metropolitan Chicago. DeKalb, Ill., Northern Illinois University: Center for Governmental Studies. 

Professional Memberships 

  • American Association of Adult and Continuing Education
  • American Educational Research Association
  • Association of Curriculum Supervision and Development
  • International Gramsci Society
  • Pedagogy and Theatre of the Oppressed
  • Resource Center of the Americas, Minneapolis