Policy Press
15 Education for empowerment and change
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Peter Beresford
Abstract
Chapter 15 focuses on the need for more equal and inclusive education as part of our move to an inclusive and egalitarian politics, exploring different philosophies of education. It calls into question a neoliberal approach to knowledge development based on social control. The chapter considers the importance of education for change, framing it in terms of liberation and inclusion, which extend beyond school to lifelong and emancipatory approaches to learning. It offers a series of international examples of such a pedagogic and anti-racist approach, exploring the ideas of Freire, Fanon and James Baldwin.
Abstract
Chapter 15 focuses on the need for more equal and inclusive education as part of our move to an inclusive and egalitarian politics, exploring different philosophies of education. It calls into question a neoliberal approach to knowledge development based on social control. The chapter considers the importance of education for change, framing it in terms of liberation and inclusion, which extend beyond school to lifelong and emancipatory approaches to learning. It offers a series of international examples of such a pedagogic and anti-racist approach, exploring the ideas of Freire, Fanon and James Baldwin.
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of photographs viii
- About the author ix
- Acknowledgements x
- Foreword xii
- Introduction 1
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Neoliberalism’s destructive agenda
- Policing and a very neoliberal murder 11
- Ideological damage – from the personal to the global 30
- Fake news politics 42
- The politics of disconnection 49
- Divide and rule 59
- Alienated even from ourselves 70
- Betraying intimacy 76
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New routes for a different politics
- Changing our approach to making change 97
- Starting with our own lives 105
- What the new social movements can tell us 116
- A new watchword – ‘only connect’ on equal terms 125
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Building a politics of inclusive connection
- What’s wrong with the new communication? 139
- Towards truly inclusive communication 155
- Learning from what we know 173
- Education for empowerment and change 192
- Working together: building alliances, including everyone 205
- Rethinking solidarity – extending connection 222
- Conclusion and next steps 238
- References 248
- Index 284
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents vii
- List of photographs viii
- About the author ix
- Acknowledgements x
- Foreword xii
- Introduction 1
-
Neoliberalism’s destructive agenda
- Policing and a very neoliberal murder 11
- Ideological damage – from the personal to the global 30
- Fake news politics 42
- The politics of disconnection 49
- Divide and rule 59
- Alienated even from ourselves 70
- Betraying intimacy 76
-
New routes for a different politics
- Changing our approach to making change 97
- Starting with our own lives 105
- What the new social movements can tell us 116
- A new watchword – ‘only connect’ on equal terms 125
-
Building a politics of inclusive connection
- What’s wrong with the new communication? 139
- Towards truly inclusive communication 155
- Learning from what we know 173
- Education for empowerment and change 192
- Working together: building alliances, including everyone 205
- Rethinking solidarity – extending connection 222
- Conclusion and next steps 238
- References 248
- Index 284
