This subfield examines the educational policies, goals, and impacts of colonialism on the colonized societies.
Definition of Imperialism and Colonialism: Studies how one country gained control over other countries or territories, the way land, resources and people are exploited in the name of empire building.
Legacies of Imperialism: Analyzes how colonialism and imperialism still have implications on the contemporary world, such as in social, economic, and cultural spheres.
Historical Context of Imperialism: Provides a historical background of colonialism and imperialism, tracing the origins from the 16th century to date.
Impacts of Imperialism on Education: Highlights how colonialism and imperialism affected the systems of education in the countries under imperial rule.
Effects of Colonialism on Educational Policy and Practice: Examines how imperialism interfered with the development of educational policy and practice by imposing alien models of education or adopting military education models.
Imperialism and the Cultures of Education: Looks at how imperialism influenced educational traditions and cultural practices of colonized communities.
Imperialism and Knowledge Production: Explores how imperial networks of knowledge shaped colonial education through the control of resources, people and technologies.
The Role of missionaries in Colonial Education: Analyzes the role of missionaries in the education systems of the colonies, and the extent to which they contributed to imperialism.
Gender, Race and Imperialism in Education: Explores the connection between imperial education with gender and race.
Resistant Educators and the struggle for autonomy: Examines how colonized communities resisted imperial education by creating their educational systems, practices, and teachers.
Education and the Nationalism Movement: Looks into how colonial education systems stimulated colonial nationalist movements.
Imperialism and Access to Education: Investigates how some groups of people were excluded from accessing education during the colonial era.
Cultural Relevance in Education: Emphasizes the importance of culture in designing curricula that reflect the lived experiences of colonized communities themselves.
The Politics of Language in Education: Examines how the imposition of the dominant language of imperial powers led to language loss and the need for language revitalization efforts.
Postcolonial Theory and Education: Explores the relevance of postcolonial theory in understanding current education policies and practices.
Economic Imperialism: A form of imperialism that focuses on economic dominance, typically through resources and markets.
Cultural Imperialism: The extension of one culture's beliefs, practices, and values over another.
Political Imperialism: The use of military strength or political influence to extend control over other territories or states.
Colonialism: The practice of building settlements in and exerting political control over foreign territories.
Direct Rule: The practice of appointing officials from the colonizer's homeland to govern the colony.
Indirect Rule: The practice of using local rulers to govern the colony, often with support from the colonizer.
Education Imperialism: The imposition of one education system on another's culture.
Western Education: The western education system imposed on colonies during colonial times.
Missionary Education: This is the Christian education system mostly used by western missionaries.
Religious Imperialism: The imposition of one religion on another's culture.