Decolonising Community Education and Development: Understanding the Past, Learning for the Future

by Marjorie Mayo

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781447367581
Publisher:	Policy Press
Publication date:	10/22/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	180
File size:	779 KB

About the Author

Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of Community Development at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor of Community Development, Goldsmiths, University of London. Her research has included learning for active citizenship, and access to justice in disadvantaged communities.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Learning from Contested Histories

2. ‘Culture Wars’, Competing Ideologies and the Development of Critical Consciousness in Movements for Social Change

3. Decolonising the Curriculum: Knowledge and Whose Knowledge Counts?

4. Exploring the Contested Histories of Adult Community Education and Development

5. Learning from Struggles for Freedom and Justice in South Africa

6. Co-creating Knowledge and Learning from Labour Movement Histories

7. Communities, Social Movements and Municipal Strategies for Equalities and Solidarity

8. Learning through the Arts: Cultural Strategies for Decolonisation

9. Bringing It All Together Again

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“We welcome this book by one of our world’s outstanding social movement adult education scholars. Dr. Mayo’s study of contemporary social movement community education and how to understand it within a decolonising framework is brilliant, timely and hopeful.” Budd L Hall, University of Victoria

Editorial Reviews

We welcome this book by one of our world’s outstanding social movement adult education scholars. Dr. Mayo’s study of contemporary social movement community education and how to understand it within a decolonising framework is brilliant, timely and hopeful.” Budd L Hall, University of Victoria

From the Publisher