Education and Decolonial Futures in the Philippines
Perspectives for Educators and Practitioners
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This book is a unique and provocative study that weaves personal and historical narratives, diverse theoretical frameworks, and futures thinking. Using critical bricolage methodology and the Indigenous method of pakikipagkuwentuhan (storytelling), Rodriguez-Fransen amplifies the voices of Filipina educators as they interrogate and re-conceptualize colonial mentality as a systemic rather than an individual problem, and bridges the gap between educational theory and practice by creating new teaching and research tools, for scholars and practitioners in various sectors around the world: the Decolonial Portals and Decolonial Design Futures frameworks. This book takes readers on a journey through time, highlighting the interconnectedness and fluidity of past, present, and future stories of our world; it encourages all of us to recognize colonial mentality as a global problem, and calls for transdisciplinary, cross-sector, and cross-country collaborations in order to decolonize education and our futures.
Bea Rodriguez-Fransen is a scholar-practitioner originally from Malabon, Philippines, and now resides in Arizona, USA. She is co-founder and director of Arizona State University Next Lab, a Senior Global Futures Scholar, and a TED-ED Innovative Educator. She has served diverse communities in the Philippines, the United States, and Africa. Her 2024 TED Talk, "Unlocking Indigenous knowledge: A new path for education," highlights practical ways educators and practitioners can decolonize education.
This book is a unique and provocative study that weaves personal and historical narratives, diverse theoretical frameworks, and futures thinking. Using critical bricolage methodology and the Indigenous method of pakikipagkuwentuhan (storytelling), Rodriguez-Fransen amplifies the voices of Filipina educators as they interrogate and re-conceptualize colonial mentality as a systemic rather than an individual problem, and bridges the gap between educational theory and practice by creating new teaching and research tools, for scholars and practitioners in various sectors around the world: the Decolonial Portals and Decolonial Design Futures frameworks. This book takes readers on a journey through time, highlighting the interconnectedness and fluidity of past, present, and future stories of our world; it encourages all of us to recognize colonial mentality as a global problem, and calls for transdisciplinary, cross-sector, and cross-country collaborations in order to decolonize education and our futures.
Provides a new pedagogical tool that can be used by any educator or practitioner in the world, Decolonial Portals Offers a new framework, Decolonial Design Futures, that can be used for scholarly or design research Illuminates the perspectives of Filipina educators, who are underrepresented in decoloniality and education research
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“A valuable resource for educators and colonised communities, Education and Decolonial Futures in the Philippines offers useful insights into decolonial practices. As it puts emphasis on the importance of storytelling and diverse perspectives, it encourages reflection on colonial mindsets and supports identity reclamation. This book offers useful methods to practice decolonial methods like narrative bricolage and other participatory methods to help create more inclusive and culturally relevant educational spaces. Overall, it is a solid contribution to promoting social justice and amplifying marginalised voices in education.”(Marie Aubrey Villaceran, Faculty and Convenor, Decolonial Studies Program, University of the Philippines)
“A powerful text - well worth reading, as it deconstructs and reconstructs the future. I truly enjoyed the interweaving of the personal with analytic.” (Sohail Inayatullah, PhD, UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies. IIUM. Professor, Tamkang University. Editor, the Journal of Futures Studies)
“Bea Rodriguez-Fransen astutely documents and analyzes the roots and legacies of colonial mentality and offers oppositional strategies through narrative bricolage and decolonial design futures. Drawing from Indigenous onto-epistemologies and methodologies, she provides new conceptual tools and approaches to unshackle and liberate the mindsets, behaviors, and attitudes of racialized, postcolonial, and diasporic subjects. Education and Decolonial Futures in the Philippines is a must-read for all of us committed to reimagining and pursuing global justice and transformation.” (Roland Sintos Coloma, PhD, Professor, Teacher Education, Wayne State University)
“A key to understanding both Filipino and American futures, Bea Rodriguez-Fransen's book on decolonizing education practices is a must read for teachers, students, citizens, Filipino or American. A labor of both love and scholarship, Education and Decolonial Futures in the Philippines provides a path for seeing ourselves not just awry, but whole.” (Gina Apostol, Author and Teacher, 2024 Inouye Chair for Democratic Ideals for University of Hawaii-Manoa, Rome Prize in Literature, PEN/Open Book Award, Philippine National Book Awards)
“Through thorough and transparent discussions, Dr. Rodriguez-Fransen offers a thoughtful example of how to engage in critical bricolage research. Both novice and experienced researchers will find this work—unifying futures thinking, decolonial theories, and design justice frameworks—illuminating across diverse disciplines.” (Matt W.B. Rogers, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick, Canada)
“Opening this book is like stepping through a decolonial portal, where the familiar loses its hold, and the otherwise emerges. In this charged space, the stakes are high, compelling us all to join in the urgent work of reimagining education – and reconfiguring our ways of knowing and being – with all that the world demands of us.” (Iveta Silova, PhD, Professor and Associate Dean of Global Engagement, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University)
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