The Global South and comparative and international education: A Leitmotif

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Charl C Wolhuter

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This book proposes and unpacks the construct 'Criticism against Northern hegemony in the scholarly field of comparative and international education' as bringing together a number of related strands in the field and as showing a promising future trajectory for the evolution of the field, namely the affirmation of the Global South. This construct captures a significant amount of what leading scholars in the field of comparative and international education are currently engaged with. It also expresses a view of both the current epoch of education as well as of the societal contextual imperatives shaping education. Criticism against Northern hegemony in the field comes to the fore in a number of related strands in the current discourse in the field. 

This scholarly book originates from the Research Unit of Human Rights Education in Diversity at North-West University, South Africa, where the author is affiliated. The book is grounded in the Creed for Human Rights. From this perspective, the book advocates for a new phase in the historical development of the field, with a focus on advancing the affirmation of the Global South as a central moral foundation. The author envisions that this shift will represent a significant advancement in comparative and international education, propelling it to an unprecedented stage of value and importance.

Chapters

  • Chapter 1
    Comparative and international education: History, challenges and future
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  • Chapter 2
    The discreditation of the notion of development and of modernisation theory
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  • Chapter 3
    Criticism against foreign aid and the work of international agencies in the field of education
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  • Chapter 4
    Anti-globalisation in comparative and international education
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  • Chapter 5
    Criticism against neoliberal economics and its impact on education
    Charl C Wolhuter
  • Chapter 6
    Calls for decolonisation in education
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  • Chapter 7
    Criticism against racism in comparative and international education
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  • Chapter 8
    Appreciation of indigenous knowledge systems
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  • Chapter 9
    Unequal scholarly playing fields
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  • Chapter 10
    The rise of the Global South on the global scene
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  • Chapter 11
    The rise of the Global South in the global education expansion and reform project
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  • Chapter 12
    Promise of a new chapter for comparative and international education
    Charl C Wolhuter

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