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which takes on board Akan philosophy and pedagogy. This will be beneficial for promoting quality and lifelong education in the country and serve the common good of Ghanaians. ... emphasised the philosophy of oneness or humanity (Ubuntu); and Tanzania, which has revived a similar philosophy called Ujamaa to depict brotherhood and oneness. These philosophies are important aspects of the
not explicitly mentioned in the report, the idea of a new social contract provided a political framework for re-establishing the particular relationship between education and society, based on a strong ... clear vision of the emancipatory function of education for the fulfilment of individuals within democratic societies, the political discussion on the relationship among the institutions that should govern
Christel Adick 0 0 Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Research, Institute of Education, Ruhr-University Bochum , Bochum , Germany Critical research on colonial education should not only include ... might have been simply accepted or rejected during colonial times or after political independence. Colonial education is a mirror of “the colonial situation” (Memmi 2021 [1974]) , and it must be
-century evolutionism with Western imperialism (Sluga 2010) , his “unifying vision” was informed by a “liberal, progressive and secular” political philosophy “at the same time that it supported an ... Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education (ICFE 2021) . The appearance of these reports has followed, respectively, the political turbulence of the late 1960s, the end of the Cold
theoretical lens of international political economy, the author first considers the historical, political and economic causes behind the pre-pandemic underdevelopment of LDCs’ public health and education ... education in LDCs, using the case of Nepal as an example and focusing on the following research questions: • What are the historical, political and economic causes behind the underdevelopment of LDCs’ public
consumption and production (SDG 12). More generally, it has a critical role in generating informed public support and civic action and in encouraging political action for change. As the final report of the ... emphasis on the need to “transform education”, recognising not only its contribution to “upholding people’s rights and human dignity and to the advancement of social, economic, political and cultural
unwittingly becomes driven by the instinct to survive and thrive in neoliberal socio-political environments. He also demonstrates that the ideas and repertoires provided in the Faure report function as a ... for a critique of the Faure report that éducation permanente is a Western-centric quasi-political idea about “humanising” educational development (see Finger and Asún 2001). Re-reading the Faure report
Due to a combination of historical, socioeconomic, political and environmental factors, Ethiopia is unfortunately prone to internal conflicts, such as the one which re-erupted in April 2018 between ... community context changes over time. According to Tracey O’Sullivan et al. (2013), it is regarded as a dynamic environment that shifts in response to restructuring, political pressure, emergent threats, and
and Southeast Asia were not represented; see Rappleye and Komatsu 2022) , the report it produced was significantly permeated by French philosophy and culture through its location, chair and secretariat ... philosophy, influential at the time in France, the Faure report reflected a view of human beings who needed to give meaning and value to their lives through their actions, with which they could make a
have made it hard to recommence “normal” life, and in part to our failure to take adequate stock of the ethical, social and political implications of the crisis and the ways in which governments around ... neighbourliness and social solidarity that enabled people both to limit infection and to deal constructively with the stress and strain they were under. While their political leaders frequently failed to offer
environmental issues, rather than, for instance, encompassing human rights and media literacy. These differences indicate how the model of citizenship taken up by political leaders will influence approaches to ... political act, an act of knowledge, and therefore a creative act” (Freire and Macedo 1987, p. 34) . His argument for critical and liberating dialogue is developed in relation to the opposite
differences between them. Classification of political parties according to the author, can be based on different criteria ranging from philosophy and political, to the political programs of up to parliamentary ... treatment of political parties as a global phenomenon. In 2004 published the book "Political parties and democracy", while two years "Sociology of political parties" - in modified version. This book differs
cruel optimism is thus offered as a mechanism for denaturalising the political work of both discourses, a necessary (albeit insufficient) move towards better grasping the nature of South African education ... political–economic arrangements at the macro level. This article concludes by suggesting that cruel optimism is a useful lens for denaturalising hegemonic discourses such as lifelong learning (both its
, cultivated, virtuous individuals, and vibrant social groups (Fu 2017; Wan 2019) . The expectation that Western expertise would enhance China’s national strength led modern Chinese political and intellectual ... important philosophy influencing Yen’s MEM approach was Confucianism. During the transitional period from monarchy to republic in the 20th Century , many modern Chinese elites still held with Confucian
distinction as the answers to these questions align with different philosophical orientations toward inclusion: the full inclusion philosophy in which disability is constructed as an interaction between the ... individual and the environment, with the onus on the teacher to adjust the environment to remove barriers to access, versus the integration philosophy in which individuals with disabilities can be invited into
upon to gather and interpret evidence. It may also be shaped by his or her political commitments, social position or identity (Rosen 2009, p. 279) . She goes on to point out that this can lead to over ... difference in skill levels, or the impact is not measurable in the typical short-term cycle of data collection (Reder 2011). Another observation is that when data are released after changes in political power
people to act together as citizens to realise their hopes for the future. This, in part, means using their democratic rights and freedoms justly and intelligently, galvanising political will and holding ... . But it must also go beyond this. Lifelong learning can help ensure that people are well-informed and understand how key political institutions function. But it should also be about giving people the
Whereas economists do not traditionally address social harmony, and sociologists or political scientists do not usually tackle economic development, the interaction of social harmony and economic ... development ethics), Goulet drew on philosophy, policy practice and anthropology. Sociologists Sociologists have also greatly contributed to development projects aiming to improve economic well-being
system in times of both calm and crisis. Drawing on the work of political scientist Kathleen Thelen and economist and philosopher Amartya Sen, this article introduces a Framework for adaptability that ... gaps in wealth, income, educational attainment and socio-economic mobility (Piketty and Goldhammer 2014) . Despite these negative trends, the concerted efforts of social and political elites have
not, it implies, in the service of narrow vocationalism or political ideologies. The report gathers knowledge and ideas as both a call to action and a heritage to future generations who will need to ... ., p. 266). Man1, homo politicus, is thus ‘tethered’ to a secular, rational, political subject, but one made also in the image of a white, Christian God. Man1 was given a “biocentric descriptive
