The role of International Non-Governmental Organisations in promoting adult education for social change: A research agenda |
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| Authors: | Lutz Hoff Anne Hickling-Hudson |
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| Institution: | 1. Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Education, Centre for Learning Innovation, B Block, Level 5, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia;2. Queensland University of Technology, Faculty of Education, School of Cultural and Language Studies in Education, E Block, Level 4, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This paper explores the role of International Non-Governmental Organisations (INGOs) in adult education as one instrument of global civil society to effect social change. Postcolonial theory is utilized to explore the complex relationships between the concepts of ‘globalisation’, ‘global civil, society’, and ‘adult education for social change’. In seeking change for social justice postcolonial theory examines the construction of cultural discourse within the epistemologies of (neo-) colonial and decolonising contexts, as well as how such discourse helps to shape and change social realities and identities. We propose a postcolonial research agenda for studying the adult education role of INGOs. |
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| Keywords: | Comparative education International education Development Adult education Social Change |
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