Unit name | Education Viewed from the Global South |
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Unit code | EDUC20002 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Mbogo Barrett |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School of Education |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit introduces scholars from the global South, highlighting their contribution to theory and practice. Students will apply their insights to educational problems in the North and South. There will be a particular focus on the legacy of Empire and the role education plays in creating and reproducing inequality. The unit is mainly organised around the work of key thinkers and movements within Latin America, Africa and South Asia.
The aims of the unit are to enable students to:
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to demonstrate that they:
Classes will involve a combination of lectures, class discussion, investigative activities, debates and group presentations. Students will be expected to engage with readings and participate on a weekly basis.
Formative assessment a peer-reviewed analysis of a contemporary issue for education in the global South, focusing on one context.
Summative assessment
ILO 1,3,5 : A group poster presentation of an intervention designed to address a contemporary issue in education in the global South showing how it builds on the literature introduced in the unit (20%);
ILO 1-5 : A 2500 word review of the contribution of a single or connected group of Southern scholars to educational theory. (80%)
Appadurai, A. (1996) Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions in Globalization, Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) (2009) Tales of Hope II: Innovative Grassroots Approaches to Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), TOKYO: ACCU.
Connell, R.W. (2015) Southern Theory: The Global Dynamics of Knowledge in Social Science. London: Routledge.
Dei, G.J.S. (2002) Learning, Culture, Spirituality and Local Knowledge: Implications for African schooling, International Review of Education 48(5): 335-360.
Hickling-Hudson, A.R. (2006) Cultural Complexity, Post-Colonialism and Educational Change: Challenges for Comparative Educators. International Review of Education, 52(1), pp. 201-218.
Smith, L.T. (2012) Decolonizing Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples. 2nd edition. London: Zed.
Tikly, L. (2004) Education and the New Imperialism, Comparative Education 40(2): 173-198.