Decolonising Community Education and Development

Download or read book Decolonising Community Education and Development written by Marjorie Mayo and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2024-10-22 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.