Open AccessSubaltern Praxis: A Vygotskian and Freirean Framework in NGO Education
Author(s) -
Shireen Keyl
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of multicultural education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.472
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1934-5267
DOI - 10.18251/ijme.v23i2.2711
Subject(s) - subaltern , grassroots , transformative learning , ideology , praxis , sociology , gender studies , sociology of education , political science , social science , pedagogy , politics , law
This article examines the functionality and ideological underpinnings of an NGO system in Beirut, Lebanon. This grassroots NGO, in partnership with the Migrant Community Center and migrant domestic workers from African and Southeast Asian countries, creates an educational space that is both transformative and libratory. This activist space is informed by an anti-racist and feminist ideology. Based on the narratives of this system’s stakeholders, I forward a subaltern praxis, a transformative model for the development sector informed by Vygotsky’s constructivist frameworks and Freirean ideology.