Education for Social Transformation (EST) in the Caribbean: A Postcolonial Perspective

Autor/in	Brissett, Nigel O. M.
Titel	Education for Social Transformation (EST) in the Caribbean: A Postcolonial Perspective
Quelle	In: Education Sciences, 8 (2018), Artikel 197 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2227-7102
Schlagwörter	Social Change; Foreign Policy; Social Justice; Sustainability; Social Differences; Environmental Education; Global Approach; Educational Principles; Power Structure; Correlation; Conservation (Environment); Guidelines; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Latin Americans; South America + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sozialer Wandel; Außenpolitik; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Nachhaltigkeit; Sozialer Unterschied; Umweltbildung; Umwelterziehung; Umweltpädagogik; Globales Denken; Bildungsprinzip; Korrelation; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Richtlinien; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Latin America; People; Lateinamerika; Bevölkerung; Volk; Südamerika
Abstract	This paper critically examines the possibilities of education for social transformation (EST) in the context of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This is a region with a history of colonialism and embodies some of the central dilemmas of globalization, such as inequality and environmental precarity. Thus, conceptually, EST holds great promise for social justice and environmental sustainability. The paper argues, however, that EST can be relevant to the region only if it takes account of the enduring deep-seated legacy of asymmetries of power, exploitation and inequality in the broader society and within the education system resulting from colonialism and now exacerbated by globalization's processes. Using postcolonial theory as the analytical frame, the paper highlights these challenges to EST in the context of the Caribbean and also identifies educational principles for EST to be a catalyst for social transformation in the region. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01