Learning, Philosophy, and African Citizenship.

• Author: Holma, Katariina.
• TeilnehmendeR: Kontinen, Tiina.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2022.; ©2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (228 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Acknowledgements
• Contents
• Notes on Contributors
• List of Figures
• Introduction: Learning, Philosophy and African Citizenship
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Theoretical and Local Definitions of Citizenship
• 3 Education and Learning
• 4 Conclusion
• References
• Citizenship Learning: Contextual, Material and Political
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Contextuality in Learning Citizenship
• 3 Materiality in Learning Citizenship
• 4 The Political Element in Learning Citizenship
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• Incompatible Ideals of the Citizen: Deliberative and Radical Pluralist Approaches in Philosophy of Education
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Two Theories of Democracy
• Plurality, Politics and Democracy
• Prescriptive Arguments
• 3 Civic Action and Learning Citizenship in Two Strands of Philosophy of Education
• Formal or Informal Citizenship Learning
• The Content of Citizenship Learning
• The Political Choice
• 4 Conclusion
• References
• Mimetic Challenges of Learning to Be a Democratic Citizen
• 1 Introduction
• 2 The Two Branches of Mimesis
• 3 Adorno and Horkheimer on Mimesis: Organic and Destructive Mimesis
• 4 The Educational Implication of Mimesis and the Role of Emotions
• 5 Discussion
• References
• Citizenship as Equaliberty Practice in the Philosophy of Étienne Balibar
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Context and Discussion
• 3 Citizenship Antinomy
• 4 Equaliberty
• 5 Equaliberty and the Identification of Citizen with Human
• 6 Citizenship Antinomy and Dialectical Method
• 7 Conclusion
• References
• From Reactivity to Sustainable Citizenship: Perspectives from Braidotti's Philosophy
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Sustainable Citizenship and Braidottian Reactivity
• 3 Illustrating Reactivity Through Populism: Nostalgic Repetitions
• 4 Educational Challenges-Towards Post-Identitarian Subjectivities?
• 5 Conclusions.
• References
• Communities and Habits of Citizenship: Everyday Participation in Kondoa, Tanzania
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Pragmatist Perspective on Citizenship
• 3 Introduction to the Context and Methods
• 4 Communities and Habits of Citizenship
• Communities and Practices
• Habits of Citizenship
• 5 Conclusions
• References
• Learning in Communities of Practice: How to Become a Good Citizen in Self-Help Groups in Rural Tanzania
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Learning Citizenship in Communities of Practice
• 3 Methodology and Introduction of the Groups
• 4 Self-Help Groups as Communities of Practice
• 5 How Members of Self-Help Groups Learn Kujiletea Maendeleo and Kusaidiana
• 6 Connections Between Being a 'Good Member' and a 'Good Citizen'
• 7 Conclusion
• References
• Learning Economic Citizenship Among Rural Women: Village Saving Groups in Western Uganda
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Participatory Learning as an Approach to Acquiring Economic Citizenship
• 3 Study Context and Methods
• 4 Three Ways of Learning Skills that Strengthen Women Economic Citizenship
• Learning through Everyday Participation in Group Activities
• Learning as Non-formal Training and Awareness Creation
• Peer Learning, Imitation and Positive Competition
• 5 Impacts of Learning within VSLAs on Women's Economic Citizenship and Beyond
• Intricacies of Negotiating Women's Citizen Rights
• Contextualized Women Citizenship and Empowerment Experiences
• 6 Conclusions
• References
• Learning Marriage Ideals and Gendered Citizenship in "God-Fearing" Uganda
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Untangling Gendered Religious Citizenship in Uganda
• 3 Research Design and Material
• 4 Ideal Marriages and How to Teach Them: The Pastors' Perspective
• 5 Relationship Ideals and How They Are Learned: Women's Perspectives
• 6 Conclusions
• References.
• Climbing the Ladder? Community Perspectives on Learning to Be a Good Citizen in Uganda
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Cultural Citizenship and Folk Pedagogies
• 3 Study Context and Methodology
• 4 Local Conceptualizations of Learning Citizenship
• The Characteristics of 'good Citizenship'
• Heredity (Obuzalirwaana)
• Religion (Ediini)
• Copying Through Observation and Association (Kukopa)
• Challenges (Ebizibu)
• Receiving Education and Training (Kusomesebwa)
• 5 Discussion and Conclusions
• References
• Index.