Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools
This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages about...
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| description | This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages about African people and African countries and the impact of this on the attitudes and perceptions of children and young people. It explores how predominantly negative stereotyping can be challenged in classrooms through an educational approach grounded in principles of solidarity, interdependence, and social justice. The book focuses on the premise that existing educational narratives about the African continent and African people are rooted in a preponderance of racialised perceptions: an ‘impoverished’ continent dependent on the ‘benevolence’ of the North. The cycle of negativity engendered as a result of such portrayals cannot be broken until educators engage with these matters and bring critical and inquiry-based pedagogies into classrooms. Insights into three key pedagogical areas are provided – active unlearning, translating critical thinking into meaningful action, and developing a race consciousness. This book will appeal to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education and teacher education. It will be of interest to those involved in youth work, as well as intercultural and global citizenship youth trainers. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1598992025-05-20T05:36:57Z Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools O’Toole, Barbara Joseph, Ebun Nyaluke, David Primary Geography Education trade justice Light Year IP global citizenship education Pop Star Coffee Wilt Disease primary school pedagogy critical intercultural education International Service Learning Global North White Saviour Complex Global South Greater Intercultural Sensitivity images of Africa UK Supermarket Hegemonic Knowledge System active unlearning Educational Materials African countries Intercultural Education negative imagery Praxis Suggestions meaningful action race consciousness thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNL Schools and pre-schools::JNLB Primary and middle schools thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAM Moral and social purpose of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy This book challenges educational discourse in relation to teaching about Africa at all levels of the education system in the Global North, with a specific case study focusing on the Republic of Ireland. The book provides an interrogation of the proliferation of negative imagery of and messages about African people and African countries and the impact of this on the attitudes and perceptions of children and young people. It explores how predominantly negative stereotyping can be challenged in classrooms through an educational approach grounded in principles of solidarity, interdependence, and social justice. The book focuses on the premise that existing educational narratives about the African continent and African people are rooted in a preponderance of racialised perceptions: an ‘impoverished’ continent dependent on the ‘benevolence’ of the North. The cycle of negativity engendered as a result of such portrayals cannot be broken until educators engage with these matters and bring critical and inquiry-based pedagogies into classrooms. Insights into three key pedagogical areas are provided – active unlearning, translating critical thinking into meaningful action, and developing a race consciousness. This book will appeal to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of education and teacher education. It will be of interest to those involved in youth work, as well as intercultural and global citizenship youth trainers. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. 2025-05-20T05:36:56Z 2025-05-20T05:36:56Z 2025-05-19T07:31:17Z 2019 book ONIX_20250519T091213_9780429883699_50 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102119 9780429883699 9781138607576 9780429883682 9781032082547 9780429883675 9780429467127 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/159899 eng Routledge Research in Education open access image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102119/1/9780429883699.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780429467127 10.4324/9780429467127 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 9780429883699 9781138607576 9780429883682 9781032082547 9780429883675 9780429467127 Routledge 220 Oxford open access |
| spellingShingle | Primary Geography Education trade justice Light Year IP global citizenship education Pop Star Coffee Wilt Disease primary school pedagogy critical intercultural education International Service Learning Global North White Saviour Complex Global South Greater Intercultural Sensitivity images of Africa UK Supermarket Hegemonic Knowledge System active unlearning Educational Materials African countries Intercultural Education negative imagery Praxis Suggestions meaningful action race consciousness thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNL Schools and pre-schools::JNLB Primary and middle schools thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAM Moral and social purpose of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools |
| title | Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools |
| title_full | Challenging Perceptions of Africa in Schools |
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| topic | Primary Geography Education trade justice Light Year IP global citizenship education Pop Star Coffee Wilt Disease primary school pedagogy critical intercultural education International Service Learning Global North White Saviour Complex Global South Greater Intercultural Sensitivity images of Africa UK Supermarket Hegemonic Knowledge System active unlearning Educational Materials African countries Intercultural Education negative imagery Praxis Suggestions meaningful action race consciousness thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNL Schools and pre-schools::JNLB Primary and middle schools thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAM Moral and social purpose of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy |
| topic_facet | Primary Geography Education trade justice Light Year IP global citizenship education Pop Star Coffee Wilt Disease primary school pedagogy critical intercultural education International Service Learning Global North White Saviour Complex Global South Greater Intercultural Sensitivity images of Africa UK Supermarket Hegemonic Knowledge System active unlearning Educational Materials African countries Intercultural Education negative imagery Praxis Suggestions meaningful action race consciousness thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNL Schools and pre-schools::JNLB Primary and middle schools thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNM Higher education, tertiary education::JNMT Teacher training thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAM Moral and social purpose of education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNF Educational strategies and policy |
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