Drawing on a wide range of international contexts, International Education and Development provides an innovative and comprehensive critique of developments to improve schooling in the global South. Offering both a theoretical critique of the field and a series of case studies, drawn from recent research, illustrating the usefulness of a narrative approach, it generates a greater understanding of the meta-narratives that shape development and international education.
Focusing on three periods of extensive field work in South Africa, Bangladesh and Mauritius, this book reflects upon the combination of narrative and biographical approaches in different national settings. Context is provided in three levels, meta, meso and micro, through a clear and critical examination of the macro ‘stories’ of development and international education over the past fifty years, and an examination of the role that narrative can play at local and micro levels, looking at the stories of individual decision makers – from children in the classroom to education officers at the district education office – and the opportunities and challenges of using these accounts for research, teaching and policy-making purposes.
International Education and Development adds a global perspective to an area dominated by a concern with the Northern industrialised world, making it an essential text for students following courses in the social sciences, and individuals working the field of international education. It addresses a fundamental concern of development theory in a unique and engaging manner. A highly original contribution to a growing field, this book synthesises developments both in this field and in the growing topic of narrative research.
By:
David Stephens
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 399g
ISBN: 9780415624015
ISBN 10: 0415624010
Pages: 166
Publication Date: 31 July 2018
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of figures List of tables Acknowledgements: Part One: ‘Grand Narratives’ of theory and methodology in international education and development Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two Theoretical insights into culture, context and narrative Chapter Three The methodological and epistemological narrative: researching culture, context and narrative Part Two: Narratives from the field Chapter Four National narratives of South Africa The national narrative of South Africa The cultural narrative The education narrative Chapter Five South African teacher narratives across two generations – from struggle to emancipation Chapter Six National narratives of Bangladesh The national narrative of Bangladesh The cultural narrative The NGO BRAC narrative Chapter Seven At the office – Bangladeshi stories of administration, management and change. Chapter Eight National narratives of Mauritius The national narrative of Mauritius The cultural narrative The education narrative Chapter Nine Mauritian school students - narratives from an island classroom Chapter Ten Conclusions: Learning from narratives of education and development References Index
David Stephens is Professor of International Education in the Education Research Centre, University of Brighton, UK.
