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Title: Postcolonial Directions in Education : volume 12 : issue 2 Editors: Borg, Carmel; Bonello, Charmaine; Thapliyal, Nisha Abstract: Table of contents:; 1/ MAYO, P. - Ronald G. Sultana (1958-2023) : an appreciation; 2/ MUSCAT-INGLOTT, M. - Pathway to enlightenment : a Dimechian analysis of postcolonial eurocentric bias in Maltese academia; 3/ BAUTISTA, F., & AGUILAR, M. I. B. - Sikolohiyang Pilipino : an indigenous Filipino approach to community advocacy for reproductive health; 4/ BHIL, S. - The problematics of tribal integration : voices from India's alternative centers; 5/ DEBATTISTA, M. - The Malta Thalidomide Affair; 6/ SUHAIL, K. - Problematising rape culture in Pakistan

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Title: Ronald G. Sultana (1958-2023) : an appreciation [editorial] Abstract: Like most people in my country and many beyond, especially in the education research and sociology fields, I was shocked by Ronald G. Sultana's sudden demise at 65. I am still reeling from the phone call I received on the morning of Friday 24th November, from a mutual friend and once collaborator of Ronald's, informing me of his death. Finding it hard to pull myself together, I begin to feel that Ronald's passing is about to represent a watershed in my relationship with social research in Malta. There is (a) when there was Ronald and (b) post-Ronald if my hourglass allows me more time to experience this fully. [excerpt]

2023-12-01T00:00:00Z Muscat-Inglott, Matthew /library/oar/handle/123456789/116644 2023-12-20T10:08:04Z 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Pathway to enlightenment : a Dimechian analysis of postcolonial eurocentric bias in Maltese academia Authors: Muscat-Inglott, Matthew Abstract: This article explores the existence of a postcolonial Eurocentric bias in Maltese academia and its broader implications for Maltese society. Obtaining a doctoral degree is traditionally considered to be an important rite of passage into the world of academia, rendering the choices early career academics make about where they pursue their studies particularly insightful. Three strands of quantitative analysis were carried out to investigate a foreign-local dynamic in the choice of awarding institutions among early-career Maltese academics. A sample of 370 publicly accessible online profiles of full-time academics at Malta’s two largest higher education institutions, as well as an additional 87 profiles from two Cypriot institutions added as controls, provided compelling data to test the hypothesis that Maltese academics demonstrate an aversion to obtaining a doctoral degree at home. The findings confirmed a clear bias in favour of foreign institutions located exclusively in the United Kingdom and other Western countries. An in-depth discussion follows as to why this is so, adopting mainly a postcolonial perspective and an alternative Dimechian theoretical framework. The argument is developed that a postcolonial Eurocentric bias in academia ultimately reinforces persistent collective colonial inferiority and dependency complexes, silences potentially useful locally-contextualised knowledge, and sabotages the long-term educational, social, economic, and political development of Maltese society in a contemporary neo-colonial global setting. The article mainly aims to encourage more meaningful and critical debate about the genuine decolonisation of Maltese academia, the development of a more authentic Maltese academic tradition, as well as the broader implications of continuing deference to Western academic monoculture.

2023-12-01T00:00:00Z Bautista, Francisco (Kiko) Aguilar, Maria Isabel B. /library/oar/handle/123456789/116643 2023-12-20T09:58:32Z 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Sikolohiyang Pilipino : an indigenous Filipino approach to community advocacy for reproductive health Authors: Bautista, Francisco (Kiko); Aguilar, Maria Isabel B. Abstract: This paper looks into the adult education strategies and tactics employed by Likhaan, a civil society organization in the Philippines, in incorporating the perspectives of urban poor women in the reproductive health discourse. We argue that in advocating for reproductive health rights, activists are aware of the need to navigate the parameters of inclusion and exclusion among the marginalised segments of society. To prove this, the researchers use the Sikolohiyang Pilipino, or Filipino psychology, framework, defined as the “psychology born out of the experience, thought, and orientation of the Filipinos.” Through this, we discuss how Likhaan works to empower poor urban women to improve their lives, particularly in the aspect of reproductive health. This paper elaborates on the concept of kapwa, a shared inner self, which was demonstrated to be innate in Filipino culture. Kapwa is a part of one’s being (your fellow is you and me), and because of this, Filipinos believe that everyone deserves a good quality of life.; Ang papel na ito ay tumitingin sa mga estratehiya at taktika sa adult education na ginamit ng Likhaan, isang organisasyon ng lipunang sibil sa Pilipinas, sa inkorporasyon ng pananaw ng mga maralitang kababaihan sa lungsod ukol sa diskurso sa kalusugang reproduktibo. Pinapangatwiranan namin na sa pagtataguyod ng karapatan sa kalusugang reproduktibo, batid ng mga aktibista kung paano inavigeyt ang mga parametro ng inklusyon at eksklusyon ng mga marhinalisadong uri. Ginamit ng mga mananaliksik ang Sikolohiyang Pilipino bilang balangkas, na tumutukoy sa “sikolohiyang nagmula sa karanasan, kaisipan, at oryentasyon ng mga Pilipino.” Tinalakay namin kung paano umaakto ang Likhaan para bigyang-kapangyarihan ang mga maralitang tagalungsod na mapabuti pa ang kanilang buhay, partikular sa aspekto ng kalusugang reproduktibo. Nagawa rin ng papel na ipaliwanag ang konsepto ng kapwa bilang bukal ng kulturang Pilipino. Ang kapwa ay bahagi ng ating pagkatao (ang kapwa mo ay ikaw at ako), at dahil dito, naniniwala ang mga Pilipino na marapat lamang nilang tamasahin ang maayos at dekalidad na pag-iral.

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