| ID | 163707 |
| Title Proper | People, personal projects and the challenging of social structures: a contribution to the reflection on the challenges of teaching development studies |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Parra Heredia, Juan David |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article makes a critique of using Post-Development as a tool in teaching an introductory course in development studies. Such a debate was initiated by Harcourt in a previous issue of Third World Quarterly as she reflected on her teaching experience in a European Institution. Harcourt concludes that the lack of engagement of some of the students in the course reflects the unwillingness of privileged middle-class pupils to challenge western lifestyles. I draw on a critical realist meta-theory about the process of learning in higher education to challenge the ontological support of that conclusion and invite her to reconsider her teaching strategy. |
| `In' analytical Note |
Third World Quarterly Vol. 39, No.11; Nov 2018: p.2188-2202 |
| Journal Source | Third World Quarterly Vol: 39 No 11 |
| Key Words | Higher Education ; Post-Development ; Critical Realism ; Development Studies ; Teaching and Learning |