Theory and praxis

Reflections and lessons from a bilateral educational aid programme in Guinea-Bissau

Bibliographic Data

ID12725869
AuthorsJúlio Gonçalves dos Santos (0000-0002-1182-5046, University of Minho, corresponding author), Rui Da Silva (0000-0003-3369-1285, Universidade do Porto)
Year2016
Volume15
Issue2
Pages202-216
Publication date2016-07-17
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGlobalisation Societies and Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1476-7724 • E-ISSN: 1476-7732
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14767724.2016.1195722
OpenAlexW2497742080
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited11

This article examines Portuguese official aid (POA) in Guinea-Bissau, based on the experience of a bilateral educational aid Programme – PASEG (2000–2012). It explores the theory and praxis (understood as instructed action) of PASEG as a complex and transversal intervention in a context of fragility and political uncertainty. It discusses the transition from an aid programme which focused mainly on the individual dimension at the school level to an approach which tried to integrate the organisational dimension and capitalise on the enabling environment. Drawing attention to the idiosyncrasy of the political, historical, cultural and social aspects of Guinea-Bissau, the article highlights the tensions which arise in the attempt to reconcile the technical/academic dimensions of project implementation with the political agendas of POA

Action (physics · Context (archaeology · Dimension (graph theory · Fragility · Geography · New guinea · Pedagogy · Political action · Political science · Politics · Portuguese · Praxis · Social science · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms

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