Todd, Sharon
(2014)
Introduction to INPE Special Issue:
Passion, Commitment and Justice in
Education.
Ethics and Education, 9 (1).
pp. 39-41.
ISSN 1744-9642
Abstract
Chigger yellum
. No problem. This Amharic idiom offers a window into this special issue,
born as it is out of the International Network of Philosophy of Education’s 13th Biennial
Conference held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in August 2012. The expression itself gestures
to an attitude of calm and generosity that stands in stark contrast to the anxious tensions
that often accompany other approaches to difficulties experienced in the western and
northern hemispheres. For instance, the hospitality offered by the local community in
Addis and experienced by those who attended the conference from overseas echoed, in all
its ease, this expression perfectly well. There was no problem that seemed could not be
fixed, no difficulty that could not be met with graciousness, making this biennial meeting a
wonderful success. However, what was also revealed is that it is more difficult to have an
attitude of
chigger yellum
when it comes to the enormous challenges facing education
globally, as the conference papers illustrated all too well. Highlighted were how issues of
social justice, equality and peace play into current educational policies, practices and
objectives, and the presentations revealed the multifaceted complexity facing the field of
education in their philosophical responses to these issues. Although the conference
brought into consideration problems which cannot be fixed so easily, the experience of
chigger yellum
in Addis Ababa acts as a reminder of how common human decency and the
desire to ease the burdens of life for others exist alongside and not simply in the shadow of
these weighty educational issues.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
INPE; Passion; Commitment; Justice; Education; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Education |
| Item ID: |
5461 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/17449642.2014.890325 |
| Depositing User: |
Prof. Sharon Todd
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Oct 2014 10:45 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Ethics and Education |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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