From Entrepreneurship to Activism: Teacher Autobiography, Peace and Social Justice in Education

Autor/in	Sharra, Steve
Titel	From Entrepreneurship to Activism: Teacher Autobiography, Peace and Social Justice in Education
Quelle	In: Current Issues in Comparative Education, 8 (2005) 1, S.7-17 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1523-1615
Schlagwörter	Social Justice; Activism; Research Methodology; Social Change; Autobiographies; Foreign Countries; Entrepreneurship; Business; Peace; Teaching Methods; Educational Innovation; Professional Autonomy; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Sozialer Wandel; Autobiography; Autobiografie; Autobiographie; Ausland; Unternehmungsgeist; Business studies; Wirtschaft; Betriebswirtschaft; Frieden; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Berufsfreiheit
Abstract	This article argues that while social entrepreneurship shares concerns similar to those of social justice activism, the corporate and business ethos in the idea of entrepreneurship is not suited to the social concerns that teachers and other educators deal with in their everyday lives. The article points out characteristics of social entrepreneurship that are shared with the concerns of peace and social justice, but cautions against a rush to blur the distinctions between social entrepreneurship and education. Based on fieldwork conducted in four Malawian schools in 2004, this article places the historical context of peace and social justice activism in Malawi in the struggle for independence, and in the theoretical concept of "uMunthu." Using autobiography as a research methodology, the article discusses the approaches and implications for promoting teacher independence and activism to make teaching relevant to social change and innovation in Malawi. (Contains 2 notes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Teachers College, Columbia University. International and Transcultural Studies, P.O. Box 211, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. e-mail: info@cicejournal.org; Web site: http://www.tc.columbia.edu/cice
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10