Fretwell, N. orcid.org/0000-0002-8192-5843 (2024) Learning, sharing and caring: Pedagogical features of parents’ educational activism. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. ISSN 1746-1979
Abstract
Scholars of social movements have afforded increasing attention in recent years to pedagogical processes and practices within activist organisations. This article contributes to the ‘pedagogical turn’ in social movement studies by exploring pedagogical features of parents’ educational activism. Drawing on qualitative data collected from parent-led campaign groups operating in England, UK, the article attends to three aspects of activist pedagogy evident within the campaigns. The first concerns the learning that occurs through engaging in activism. The second, internal and external processes of knowledge-sharing. And third, parents’ perceptions of the educative potential of activism as a means for imparting democratic values to their children. I argue that the pedagogical dimension is a central feature of parents’ activism. Indeed, such activism constitutes itself a form of civic education in which democratic values and ideals are transmitted from one generation to another.
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Keywords: | activism, activist pedagogy, citizenship, civic education, parental activism, parents |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Education (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 22 Jul 2025 13:56 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jul 2025 15:15 |
Published Version: | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/174619792... |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/17461979241290052 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:229070 |
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