Community Education and Consciousness Raising

• • Introduction: key ideas, key concepts and key thinkers
  • Processes of oppression: education and de-schooling and institutionalisation
  • Democracy, education and freedom
  • Critical pedagogy, progressive learning and progressive engagement
  • Teaching practicalities and passions
  • Spirituality informing consciousness raising
  • Feminist pedagogy and praxis
  • Socio-economic disadvantage, poverty and inequality: why class matters
  • Race, ethnicity and racism in education
  • Refugees, rights and education
  • Consciousness raising and Indigenous peoples: (post) colonial identities, critical literacies and critical education
  • Education in the global south and transitioning democracies

No eligibility requirements

Additional requirements

• Equipment requirements - Audio/Visual equipment

This subject explores the potential power of education to transform both personal and social-political realities. It looks at education as a tool for changing deeply held (and sometimes denied) prejudices such as racism, sexism or homophobia. It covers theories and examples of consciousness-raising, dialogue and non-traditional community education; techniques which can be used in working with community groups; and theatre, storytelling, problem posing education, critical pedagogy, sentimental education, dialogue.

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• Short Essay (30%)
• Community education program evaluation (30%)
• Major Essay (40%)

Current study term: 26 Feb 23 to 04 Jun 23