Knowledge Democracy

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    Knowledge as a commodity and participatory research
    (UNESCO, 1979) Hall, Budd L
    What is knowledge? How is it formed? Who has the authority to “make” it? and who does it ultimately serve? These are the central questions Dr. Budd Hall raises in this article. He critiques the way traditional intellectuals such as scientists and scholars, often trained in elite universities and supported by international funding agencies, are institutionally positioned as the legitimate producers of knowledge. Embedded within particular class locations, this group often produces knowledge that serves its own class interests and maintains dominant social relations. In this process, organic intellectuals engaged in critical reflection and grassroots organising are sidelined as knowledge makers. Drawing on the works of Freire, Mao and others, Hall reflects on the role of intellectuals. He advances a systematic critique of survey research and outlines the guiding principles of participatory research. The article is a critical inquiry into the nature of knowledge within the new international order. It calls for moving beyond viewing knowledge as intellectual commodities such as papers and conferences and toward recognising and valuing local and indigenous knowledge systems, while developing more decentralised ways of legitimising people as producers of knowledge.
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    African studies, the formation of knowledge and political commitment
    (University of Ottawa, 1978-05-04) Hall, Budd L
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    Tanzania mass education campaign
    (Institute of Adult Education, 1974) Hall, Budd L
    Engaging millions of people in an education campaign is a difficult yet powerful step in realising the full potential of adults in any country. This article offers a glimpse into how mass education campaigns were formulated, organised, and implemented, as well as the effects they produced in Tanzania. It delves into the processes that were central to the operation of the radio study group campaigns, including the recruitment and training of group leaders, the production and distribution of study materials, and the financial infrastructure that sustained the project. The programmes also placed emphasis on disseminating information related to health and political education through discussions around the radio programmes in the study groups. Drawing on Dr. Budd Hall’s experience and observations, the article gives a sense of what education, when decentered from colonial frameworks, looked like in practice, and how it functioned within the Tanzanian context.
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    Wakati wa furaha: An evaluation of a radio study group campaign
    (The Scandinavian Institute of African Studies, 1973) Hall, Budd L
    The Wakati wa Furaha (Time for Rejoicing) radio study group campaign represented the third organized effort to employ radio-based listening groups as an educational strategy, emerging in response to the enduring and widely acknowledged challenges of adult education in Tanzania. This report presents an evaluation of the campaign, situated within the longer history of adult education initiatives in the post-independence period of the country. Radio served as a crucial medium through which educational content could reach millions of adult learners on a national scale. The campaign sought to foster a shared sense of national consciousness by tracing the nation’s development since independence. Drawing on findings from surveys and field observations that examine patterns of participation, attendance, and engagement among adult learners, the report assesses the effectiveness of the campaign as a means of advancing adult education programmes.
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