One of the biggest confusions in India is that we equate 'education' and 'the culture of schooling' with 'shiksha'. But their philosophical, epistemological and pedagogical roots are fundamentally different. Take a look how.
Now, just so everyone can breathe a sigh of relief, gender too has made its way into the discussion on learning societies.
The reflections in this article are a result of my explorations with rethinking education and development over the past 20 years. They were part of a talk delivered in Lisbon, Portugal.
This anthology explores many aspects of the gift culture - trust, care, hospitality, sharing economy, copyleft, forgiveness, vulnerability, etc. - from around the world.
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Cities all over the world are rising up to make a difference in food, energy, transportation, communication and urban space. We have been inspired in Udaipur as a Learning City by many others.
A beautiful radical poem critiquing the way 'literacy' has been framed by development projects.
I can no longer accept a narrative of education, which teaches me that my village grandmother was illiterate, primitive, backward, stupid, uneducated, underdeveloped, uncivilized and not capable of managing her own affairs.
What if... money could speak? What would it tell us? What if... you had $1 million dollars? What would you do with it?
You are committing a sin. You will spoil and ruin your childÔÇÖs life. You are mad.
The term ÔÇÿresistanceÔÇÖ has been given different meanings by different scholars.
This issue of Vimukt Shiksha is dedicated to celebrating the courage and wisdom of those individuals, families and communities who are trying to resist being schooled or conditioned or institutionalized or dehumanized and, in the process, are trying to reclaim control of their own lives and learning.
There is no pre-set curriculum for the learning activists. It emerges from mutual dialogue among co-learners. However, some processes can assist in their deeper exploration.
Imagine a group of MBA students... starting their own real green company and issuing a slow money IPO as part of their studies.
Since meanings in life are contextual and experiential, I will write about my understanding of mujaawarah basing it mainly on my experiences and making sense of them.
Munir Fasheh raises many fundamental questions around the relevance of knowledge, the process of its selection and the issue of power
As the process of deep-dialogue continues, some glaring questions stare at us. How do we see our city, and how do we see it in the future?