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Title: Learning, Sharing and Caring: Pedagogical Features of Parents' Educational Activism
Language: English
Authors: Nathan Fretwell (ORCID 0000-0002-8192-5843)
Source: Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. 2026 21(1):144-159.
Availability: SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: https://sagepub.com
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Activism, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Citizenship, Parent Child Relationship, Democratic Values, Civics, Parent Student Relationship
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (England)
DOI: 10.1177/17461979241290052
ISSN: 1746-1979
1746-1987
Abstract: Scholars of social movements have afforded increasing attention in recent years to pedagogical processes and practices within activist organisations. This article contributes to the 'pedagogical turn' in social movement studies by exploring pedagogical features of parents' educational activism. Drawing on qualitative data collected from parent-led campaign groups operating in England, UK, the article attends to three aspects of activist pedagogy evident within the campaigns. The first concerns the learning that occurs through engaging in activism. The second, internal and external processes of knowledge-sharing. And third, parents' perceptions of the educative potential of activism as a means for imparting democratic values to their children. I argue that the pedagogical dimension is a central feature of parents' activism. Indeed, such activism constitutes itself a form of civic education in which democratic values and ideals are transmitted from one generation to another.
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