To browse Academia. Seotsanyana-gathered together on a voluntary basis in the winter of They wanted to improve their own classroom practice, to gain experience of research, and to help develop the teaching of Development Studies. Tlohang Sekhamane was also a member of the team until December ; we would like to acknowledge the stimulating contributions he made during that period, and to express our regret that heavy professional commitments at Mapholaneng High Schoolplus the distance-precluded any further activity on his part.
The idea for this resource arose out of a desire to develop specific development education materials that would target the new EU member state sector, and which would bring something new to the significant stock of development education resources already available. To this end, instead of providing just another book on general development education topics we aimed to address contemporary development issues with a focus on the needs of educators in the new EU member states, as well as drawing material from contributors in those countries.
We hope this book will be used by academics, researchers, NGO practitioners and students as part of development education work, we hope it will further their understanding of key development issues facing the global community, and more so, we hope to encourage citizen action to bring about a fairer more equitable world.
The book covers twelve themes, each chapter includes both a conceptual overview and a teaching methodology section.
The conceptual overview introduces the topic, explores the key concepts, theories and current debates. The teaching methodology section offers educators a set of tools that could help them introduce the topic in both formal and non-formal settings. Chapter 1: Introduction 1. The course, Studying Development, starts each semester in August and January respectively. The course is a joint venture between HIOA and Kulturstudier Culture Studies , an independent Oslo-based organisation that offers international academic courses in the fields of culture and human development at study centres in Vietnam, India, Ghana, Argentina and Nicaragua.
