Purpose:This article explores the literary work of a teacher and activist,Yi O-Deok,as a lens to approach historically and culturally embedded notions of humanization in education in Korea.Anchored in the ethos of“As...Purpose:This article explores the literary work of a teacher and activist,Yi O-Deok,as a lens to approach historically and culturally embedded notions of humanization in education in Korea.Anchored in the ethos of“Asia as Method,”this study offers a unique perspective that exemplifies the importance of the local sociocultural context in Asia in enriching our understanding of universal concepts.Design/Approach/Methods:This study adopts a methodological approach centered around the examination of Yi O-Deok's work and his influence on critical literacy education.Key source materials include Yi's extensive five-volume diary and the various literary pieces he edited from the1950stothe1980s.Findings:Yi O-Deok's philosophy on humanizing education,deeply influenced by local contexts,provides a distinct,non-Western perspective.It offers a critical counterpoint to Western-centric educational paradigms and enriches the broader understanding of humanization in education.Originality/Value:The uniqueness of this study resides in its focus on children's writings,affirming faith in the unfiltered expressions of their pure spirits encapsulated in the raw“languages of the soil,”which have persevered through the sociopolitical upheavals of Korea's modern history.This in turn strengthens the call for a nuanced,non-Western interpretation of the concept of“humanization”in education.展开更多
Purpose:This article examines the adverse impact of international economic sanctions on pedagogy.The article considers the contemporary times as a period of misinformation,false news,and untruths.Utilizing anti-hegemo...Purpose:This article examines the adverse impact of international economic sanctions on pedagogy.The article considers the contemporary times as a period of misinformation,false news,and untruths.Utilizing anti-hegemonic literature,international economic sanctions are viewed as neoliberalism's instrument of coercion,a Western weapon used to enforce Western values on thosewithdifferentperceptions toward thefreemarket system.Design/Approach/Methods:This article utilizes critical scholarship to unmask authoritarian neoliberalism and a scoping review of sanctioned societies.Critical analytics are deployedto interpret and make sense of the dominant educational policy framework that appears to be against diversity.Findings:Neoliberalism has caused a crisis in pedagogy.Education is under siege as academics and scientific evidence are being disregarded.The call is for pedagogues from all over the world to continue to avail evidence to power by practicing critical education.Literature is utilized to propose critical pedagogy when scientific evidence is disputed,and non-Western epistemologies are considered anachronous.Originality/Value:Linking sanctions and neoliberalism is relativelynovel,as is the contribution of the same lenses to authoritarian neoliberalism.The assault on divergent epistemologies is critical,and the defense of critical scholarship is every academic's duty.The article joins conversations on the neoliberal assault on education and society.展开更多
文摘Purpose:This article explores the literary work of a teacher and activist,Yi O-Deok,as a lens to approach historically and culturally embedded notions of humanization in education in Korea.Anchored in the ethos of“Asia as Method,”this study offers a unique perspective that exemplifies the importance of the local sociocultural context in Asia in enriching our understanding of universal concepts.Design/Approach/Methods:This study adopts a methodological approach centered around the examination of Yi O-Deok's work and his influence on critical literacy education.Key source materials include Yi's extensive five-volume diary and the various literary pieces he edited from the1950stothe1980s.Findings:Yi O-Deok's philosophy on humanizing education,deeply influenced by local contexts,provides a distinct,non-Western perspective.It offers a critical counterpoint to Western-centric educational paradigms and enriches the broader understanding of humanization in education.Originality/Value:The uniqueness of this study resides in its focus on children's writings,affirming faith in the unfiltered expressions of their pure spirits encapsulated in the raw“languages of the soil,”which have persevered through the sociopolitical upheavals of Korea's modern history.This in turn strengthens the call for a nuanced,non-Western interpretation of the concept of“humanization”in education.
文摘Purpose:This article examines the adverse impact of international economic sanctions on pedagogy.The article considers the contemporary times as a period of misinformation,false news,and untruths.Utilizing anti-hegemonic literature,international economic sanctions are viewed as neoliberalism's instrument of coercion,a Western weapon used to enforce Western values on thosewithdifferentperceptions toward thefreemarket system.Design/Approach/Methods:This article utilizes critical scholarship to unmask authoritarian neoliberalism and a scoping review of sanctioned societies.Critical analytics are deployedto interpret and make sense of the dominant educational policy framework that appears to be against diversity.Findings:Neoliberalism has caused a crisis in pedagogy.Education is under siege as academics and scientific evidence are being disregarded.The call is for pedagogues from all over the world to continue to avail evidence to power by practicing critical education.Literature is utilized to propose critical pedagogy when scientific evidence is disputed,and non-Western epistemologies are considered anachronous.Originality/Value:Linking sanctions and neoliberalism is relativelynovel,as is the contribution of the same lenses to authoritarian neoliberalism.The assault on divergent epistemologies is critical,and the defense of critical scholarship is every academic's duty.The article joins conversations on the neoliberal assault on education and society.
