Globally Circulating Educational Concepts and Multiplicities of Contexts in India and Africa : A Relational Perspective on the Educational Sector

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Clemens, Iris:
Globally Circulating Educational Concepts and Multiplicities of Contexts in India and Africa : A Relational Perspective on the Educational Sector.
In: Fendler, Ute ; Chang, Yongkyu (Hrsg.): Asia-Africa- Multifaceted Engagement in the Contemporary World. - Singapur : Palgrave Macmillan , 2024 . - S. 9-33 . - (Africa's Global Engagement : Perspectives from Emerging Countries )
ISBN 978-981-97-0696-9
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-0696-9_2

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Abstract

Firstly, I will discuss the diffusion approach before explaining an alternative view that is more suitable for a postcolonial perspective. I combine the concept of trading zones of knowledge with a network theory perspective. Afterwards, trading zones of knowledge and reciprocity are addressed, and I offer an example of a circulating educational concept of the nineteenth century. This is followed by an analysis of reasons for the global circulation of educational concepts today. In the last section, I discuss the alternative realities of the majority world, and try to explain why school education may be unproductive in such contexts.