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Decolonising Development in Education
Rethinking, Reframing and Reimagining Possibilities
9781035337781 Edward Elgar Publishing
In this thought-provoking book, expert contributors challenge dominant global development narratives, undertaking an academic critique of contemporary coloniality in education and providing constructive ways towards more equal and sustainable futures.
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In this thought-provoking book, expert contributors challenge dominant global development and education narratives through an academic critique of contemporary coloniality in education, and move beyond critique to provide constructive ways forward to challenge and reinvent relations of domination and empower marginalised communities.
Chapter authors explore education in the context of the climate crisis, education data, material and epistemic justice, and the use of so-called ‘good sense’ in international education development. Moving beyond an assessment of the educational landscape, Decolonising Development in Education advocates for regenerative, restorative, and reparative action, encouraging readers to reimagine education and development pathways which lead to more equal and sustainable futures. Ultimately, the book argues that continuing to develop decolonial dialogue and practice enables education to live up to its potential as a catalyst for societal transformation and for the sustainability of our planet.
Decolonising Development in Education is a key resource for academics, researchers and students in education policy, comparative and international education, development studies and international relations. It presents key knowledge at the intersection between research, analysis, policy and practice, making it invaluable to international education policymakers and professionals.
Chapter authors explore education in the context of the climate crisis, education data, material and epistemic justice, and the use of so-called ‘good sense’ in international education development. Moving beyond an assessment of the educational landscape, Decolonising Development in Education advocates for regenerative, restorative, and reparative action, encouraging readers to reimagine education and development pathways which lead to more equal and sustainable futures. Ultimately, the book argues that continuing to develop decolonial dialogue and practice enables education to live up to its potential as a catalyst for societal transformation and for the sustainability of our planet.
Decolonising Development in Education is a key resource for academics, researchers and students in education policy, comparative and international education, development studies and international relations. It presents key knowledge at the intersection between research, analysis, policy and practice, making it invaluable to international education policymakers and professionals.
Critical Acclaim
‘Contemporary resurgence of critiques of colonial education and knowledge systems provide refreshing possibilities for grounding education and learning in local, context-specific and ecologically diverse habitats. This book adds particular emphasis on potential for contemporary disruptions to historical trajectories of coloniality. Recovery of local languages and cultures as expressions of decolonisation are included in this analysis. Beyond knowledge, the book indicates how the design of education can be grounded in diversities.’
– Rajesh Tandon, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), India
‘This fine book of reflections on the decolonising of education by Moira Faul and her colleagues illuminates the continuing role of education in sustaining colonial regimes of truth. But unlike many critiques, we can also find in these pages ways to break the colonial chains both within ourselves and within society. Fascinating collection.’
– Budd Hall, University of Victoria, Canada
– Rajesh Tandon, Participatory Research in Asia (PRIA), India
‘This fine book of reflections on the decolonising of education by Moira Faul and her colleagues illuminates the continuing role of education in sustaining colonial regimes of truth. But unlike many critiques, we can also find in these pages ways to break the colonial chains both within ourselves and within society. Fascinating collection.’
– Budd Hall, University of Victoria, Canada
