Decolonizing nonprofit, NGOs and development higher education: Valuing indigenous knowledge in the Majority World

Roseanne M. Mirabella, Heather Carpenter, Ibrahim Shafau

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Abstract

This chapter challenges the hegemony of the Minority World over higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Minority World and proposes recommendations to decommodify higher education, refocus curricula and pedagogical approaches to challenge global inequities and neocolonial domination, empower communities to resist hegemonic discourses, and remove the veil of cultural blindness. By reviewing the major influences on HEIs generally and the application of these discourses in the case of nonprofit and nongovernmental organization education particularly, we highlight the ways in which future nonprofit and nongovernmental organization leaders are steeped in the language of development, development theory, and development studies, further solidifying the grip of the Minority World on the Majority World. We provide alternative structures and processes to challenge and reconfigure Minority World hegemonic practices underscoring the value of alternative frames that prioritize voices, perspectives, and understandings of stakeholders from the Majority World.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Critical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizing and Voluntary Action
Subtitle of host publicationConcepts, Applications and Future Directions
PublisherEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
Pages86-102
Number of pages17
ISBN (Electronic)9781800371811
ISBN (Print)9781800371804
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Aug 2024

Keywords

  • African indigenous knowledge
  • Colonialism
  • Decolonization
  • Globalization
  • Imperialism

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