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 language | English |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Critical Perspectives on Nonprofit Organizing and Voluntary Action |
Subtitle of host publication | Concepts, Applications and Future Directions |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. |
Pages | 86-102 |
Number of pages | 17 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781800371811 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781800371804 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Aug 2024 |
Keywords
- African indigenous knowledge
- Colonialism
- Decolonization
- Globalization
- Imperialism