Decolonising community education and development : understanding the past, learning for the future / Marjorie Mayo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mayo, Marjorie, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community education.

Community development.

Decolonization--Education.

Decolonization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 171 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, England : Policy Press, 2024.

Summary:

It is vital that we decolonise community education and development - learning from the past in order to challenge current discrimination and oppression more effectively. In this book, Marjorie Mayo identifies ways of developing more inclusive policies and practices, working towards social justice for the future. She also tackles the pervasive influence of the 'culture wars' undermining work in communities, including the denial of problematic colonial legacies. Inspired by movements such as Black Lives Matter and labour solidarity, the book includes case studies from the US, UK and the Global South, outlining the lessons that can be applied to community education and development training and practice.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Glossary

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Learning from contested histories

'Culture wars', competing ideologies and the development of critical consciousness in movements for social change

Decolonising the curriculum: knowledge and whose knowledge counts

Exploring the contested histories of adult community education and development

Learning from struggles for freedom and justice in South Africa

Co-creating knowledge and learning from labour movement histories

Communities, social movements and municipal strategies for equalities and solidarity

Learning through the arts: cultural strategies for decolonisation

Conclusions: Bringing it all together again

References

Index

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Apr 2025).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4473-6758-8

1-4473-6759-6

OCLC:

1458071505