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| Autor/in | Kubow, Patricia K. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Teachers' constructions of democracy: Intersections of western and indigenous knowledge in South Africa. |
| Quelle | In: Comparative education review, 51 (2007) 3, S. 307-328Infoseite zur Zeitschrift |
| Beigaben | Literaturangaben |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 0010-4086 |
| Schlagwörter | Kulturgut; Kulturelle Identität; Geschlechtsspezifischer Unterschied; Afrika; Kapitalismus; Kenia; Kulturelle Identität; Wirtschaftssystem; Demokratisierung; Kulturgut; Lehrerrolle; Demokratisierung; Gesellschaftssystem; Kapitalismus; Politische Situation; Staatsbürgerschaft; Wirtschaftssystem; Afrika; Kenia; Südafrika (Staat) |
| Abstract | [The] purpose in this article is to explore the roles of knowledge in constructions of democracy. First, [the author] discuss theoretical ways to differentiate among some of the existing perspectives on democracy and citizenship within democratic states. [She examines] Western conceptions of democracy and democratic citizenship, which draw distinctions between the individual and the citizen, to show how they separate the public and private spheres of citizens' lives. From the perspective of these distinctions, local culture and indigenous knowledge are often devalued, and capitalism is paired with democracy to form a closely aligned economic and political structure. Implicated in this totalizing narrative are relations between indigenous and non indigenous groups and between men/boys and women/girls. Second, to explore how global-local aspects shape democracy and citizenship, [she considers] teachers' voices from two democratic African nations, South Africa and Kenya. Both countries face challenges to strengthening democratic environments and governance institutions. It is at the local level that "the sharpest institutional conflicts about poverty, entitlement and governance play out", for party-political dominance has led to corrupt administrations. Citizens' needs for services, such as housing, are largely unmet. Third, [the author draws] on Western and on African viewpoints to construct a conception of democracy as freedom of mind and human agency. (DIPF/Orig.). |
| Erfasst von | DIPF | Leibniz-Institut für Bildungsforschung und Bildungsinformation, Frankfurt am Main |
| Update | 2008/2 |
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