Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 163 mm, Gewicht: 482 g
Education For All and the marginalisation of mobile pastoralists
Buch, Englisch, 230 Seiten, Format (B × H): 241 mm x 163 mm, Gewicht: 482 g
Reihe: Education, Poverty and International Development
ISBN: 978-0-415-58590-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Opening with a discussion of how the relationships between education, poverty and development have been conceived in dominant development discourses, this book reviews the disappointing international experience of education provision to mobile pastoralist groups. It highlights a lack of sufficient flexibility and relevance to changing livelihoods and, more fundamentally, education’s conceptual location within a sedentarist paradigm of development that is antagonistic to mobility as a legitimate livelihood strategy. These global themes are examined in India, where policy and practices of education inclusion for mobile, marginalised groups are critiqued. Empirically-based chapters drawing on ethnographic research, provide detailed insights into how the Rabaris of Kachchh – a pastoralist community in Gujarat, Western India – engage with education as a social and economic development strategy for both adults and children, and show how ethnographic and participatory research approaches can be used for policy advocacy for marginalised groups.
Livelihoods and Learning highlights the complex, contested and often inconsistent role of education in development and the social construction of poverty, and calls for a critical reappraisal of the notion of ‘education’. The book will be key reading for postgraduates and academics in education, development studies, international and comparative education and research methodology, as well as policy-makers, ministries and related agencies with responsibility for education.
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Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction Part 1: Mobile Pastoralists and Education For All Education for All? Pastoralist Livelihoods and Education's 'Terms' of Inclusion: A Conceptual Framing Part 2: Pastoralism, 'Progress' and Terms of Education Inclusion in Western India: An Empirical Investigation Education, Development and Pastoralism in 'Golden' Gujarat. On Researching with Rabaris. Teaching and Learning on the Move in Gujarat. Education in Bhojraj Wandh. Rabari Leadership, Education and Modernising Identities. The Earthquake and Beyond: Education in Reconstructed Kachchh Part 3: Educating Mobile Pastoralists: International Experience Addressing Mobile Pastoralists' Education Deprivation: International Perspectives. Education For All: Re-Examining 'Inclusion'.