Taking Care of the Future (eBook)

Moral Education and British Humanitarianism in South Africa

Oliver Pattenden (Autor)

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2018
XIII, 459 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-69826-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Taking Care of the Future examines the moral dimensions and transformative capacities of education and humanitarianism through an intimate portrayal of learners, volunteers, donors, and educators at a special needs school in South Africa and a partnering UK-based charity. Drawing on his professional experience of 'inclusive education' in London, Oliver Pattenden investigates how systems of schooling regularly exclude and mishandle marginalized populations, particularly exploring how 'street kids' and poverty-afflicted young South Africans experience these dynamics as they attempt to fashion their futures. By unpacking the ethical terrains of fundraising, voluntourism, Christian benevolence, human rights, colonial legacies, and the post-apartheid transition, Pattenden analyzes how political, economic and social aspects of intervention materialize to transform the lives of all those involved. 

Oliver Pattenden is an independent scholar engaged in projects that aim to stimulate interdisciplinary inquiry and unite academics and public audiences. He completed his PhD in Anthropology at Rhodes University, South Africa. 

Inhalt

1. Constructing Futures2. Living in a City, Town, and Location 3. Extrinsic Barriers to Learning and Judgements of Normality4. A Loving Education5. Promoting Specialness/Creating Transformations6. The Politics of Obligations7. Being Taught How to Hope8. Moral Contestation and the Value of Schooling

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.3.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Anthropological Studies of Education
• Reihe/Serie: Anthropological Studies of Education
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 459 p.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Anglican missionaries • Britain and South Africa • Education in South Africa • Humanitarian engagement • Moral Education • Ngomso • Post-Apartheid • South Africa • South African education • 'Special education' • Xhosa
• ISBN-10: 3-319-69826-5 / 3319698265
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-69826-7 / 9783319698267