Magee, A;
Pherali, T;
(2019)
Freirean critical consciousness in a refugee context: a case study of Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education
, 49
(2)
pp. 266-282.
10.1080/03057925.2017.1403312.
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Abstract
This paper argues that education underpinned by critical pedagogies offers an alternative for engaging with the complexities of conflict, peace and social transformation in refugee contexts. Drawing upon a semi-ethnographic qualitative study with a focus on a non-formal educational programme for supporting Jordanian and Syrian refugee youth, we find that participatory pedagogies provide a promising mechanism for reaching out-of-school refugees in host communities. However, a series of intersecting factors, namely the perception that empowerment education is antithetical to the goal of gaining certification, leads to manipulation of the pedagogies. Hence, empowerment education risks being co-opted by the ‘banking model’ of education. The paper critiques the dominant market-oriented education and suggests an alternative approach to engage with challenges in refugee contexts.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Freirean critical consciousness in a refugee context: a case study of Syrian refugees in Jordan |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03057925.2017.1403312 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.1080/03057925.2017.1403312 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Refugee education, Jordan, Syrian crisis, critical pedagogies, social transformation |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Education, Practice and Society |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10040760 |
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