Span the World with Friendship
Within the histories of progressive educational movements and youth work, one organisation that rarely gets a mention is the Woodcraft Folk. Founded in 1925, it has been consistently at the forefront of promoting radical social change through education. It played a role in breaking down the barriers...
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| description | Within the histories of progressive educational movements and youth work, one organisation that rarely gets a mention is the Woodcraft Folk. Founded in 1925, it has been consistently at the forefront of promoting radical social change through education. It played a role in breaking down the barriers between East and West during the Cold War, in promoting a co-educational and cooperative based approach to learning, and in encouraging environmental activism at a time when it was unfashionable.
The Woodcraft Folk’s evolving approach to education for social change is explored in Span the World with Friendship from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including political and social theory, cultural history, anthropology, educational theory and youth work theory. Through investigation of published and primary sources, including letters, meeting records and oral testimonies, contributors bring scholarship to a narrative that has often been uncritical. Beginning with a biography of founder Leslie Paul, chapters study the Folk’s relationship to debates in the labour movement, the extent to which the eugenics movement influenced its ideas and practices, and how the folk songs and dances used within the organisation reflected wider social and cultural trends. Internationalism is a key theme running through this book which concludes with a focus on how the Woodcraft Folk’s progressive nature is moving it increasingly towards being a youth-led movement.
Praise for Span the World with Friendship
‘The Woodcraft Folk has long made the case for progressive education harnessing the outdoor environment. Span the World with Friendship offers insightful reflections on how a youth organisation can and should try to change the world.’
Paul Adams, University of East London |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1605072025-06-02T05:06:17Z Span the World with Friendship Bourn, Douglas Palser, Richard Internationalism;eugenics;folk songs and dances;anti-racism;youth movements;labour movement and young people;international youth camps;progressive education thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAS Progressive education thema EDItEUR::Y Children’s, Teenage and Educational::YN Children’s / Teenage: General interest::YNQ Children’s / Teenage general interest: Youth clubs, societies, groups and organisations Within the histories of progressive educational movements and youth work, one organisation that rarely gets a mention is the Woodcraft Folk. Founded in 1925, it has been consistently at the forefront of promoting radical social change through education. It played a role in breaking down the barriers between East and West during the Cold War, in promoting a co-educational and cooperative based approach to learning, and in encouraging environmental activism at a time when it was unfashionable. The Woodcraft Folk’s evolving approach to education for social change is explored in Span the World with Friendship from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including political and social theory, cultural history, anthropology, educational theory and youth work theory. Through investigation of published and primary sources, including letters, meeting records and oral testimonies, contributors bring scholarship to a narrative that has often been uncritical. Beginning with a biography of founder Leslie Paul, chapters study the Folk’s relationship to debates in the labour movement, the extent to which the eugenics movement influenced its ideas and practices, and how the folk songs and dances used within the organisation reflected wider social and cultural trends. Internationalism is a key theme running through this book which concludes with a focus on how the Woodcraft Folk’s progressive nature is moving it increasingly towards being a youth-led movement. Praise for Span the World with Friendship ‘The Woodcraft Folk has long made the case for progressive education harnessing the outdoor environment. Span the World with Friendship offers insightful reflections on how a youth organisation can and should try to change the world.’ Paul Adams, University of East London 2025-05-27T07:18:05Z 2025-05-27T07:18:05Z 2025-05-26T07:15:13Z 2025 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/102556 9781800081550 9781800083080 9781800088474 9781800088481 9781800088504 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/160507 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102556/1/9781800088498.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/102556/1/9781800088498.pdf UCL Press 10.14324/111.9781800088498 10.14324/111.9781800088498 29b9f0a3-1b0d-4bdd-99d7-b4d3432d7fcc 9781800081550 9781800083080 9781800088474 9781800088481 9781800088504 257 London open access |
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| topic | Internationalism;eugenics;folk songs and dances;anti-racism;youth movements;labour movement and young people;international youth camps;progressive education thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAS Progressive education thema EDItEUR::Y Children’s, Teenage and Educational::YN Children’s / Teenage: General interest::YNQ Children’s / Teenage general interest: Youth clubs, societies, groups and organisations |
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