| Title | Chapter 3: Criticism against foreign aidand the work of international agencies in the field of education |
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| Contributor | Charl C Wolhuter(author) |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2024.BK434.03 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/434 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Charl C Wolhuter 2024. Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral right of the author has been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Long abstract | In the post-Second World War era, foreign aid and international agencies have become major actors in the global education project and in education in the Global South in particular. Especially since the 1970s, both foreign aid and international agencies have become the object of harsh criticism as well. This chapter surveys foreign aid and international agencies in education, as well as the criticism these have drawn. The most marked of the international agencies are the World Bank, UNESCO and the OECD. This chapter also finds much that is commendable in the activities and role of these organisations. These include UNESCO’s campaign for human rights education, the Education for All movement and the Incheon Declaration, all in which UNESCO played a major role. In a new phase in the evolution of the field of comparative and international education, that of the affirmation of the Global South, scholars should explicate ways in which foreign aid and the activities of international organisations in the Global South can be used to the benefit of people in Global South contexts. In doing this, it is recommended they take their cues from the paradigm of cultural revitalisation. |
| Print length | 9 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Charl C Wolhuter studied at the University of Johannesburg, the University of Pretoria, the University of South Africa and Stellenbosch University, South Africa. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in comparative education at Stellenbosch University. He was a junior lecturer in history of education and comparative education at the University of Pretoria and a senior lecturer in history of education and comparative education at the University of Zululand. Currently, he is a comparative and international education professor at the Potchefstroom campus of the North-West University, South Africa. He has held visiting professorships at, among others, Brock University, Canada; Driestar Pedagogical University, the Netherlands; the University of Crete, Greece; Canterbury Christ University, United Kingdom; the University of Joensuu, Finland; the University of Queensland, Australia; the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy; Mataj Bel University, Slovakia; Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University, Ukraine; University of Zhengzhou, China; the University of Namibia, Namibia; the University of the Western Cape, SouthAfrica; the Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen, Germany; the University of Latvia, Latvia; the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia; the University of Tarapaca, Chile; and San Martín University, Argentina. He is the author of various books and articles on the history of education and comparative education. He is also the assistant editor of the journal Comparative Education Review.