Plantation Pedagogy

Laurette S. M. Bristol is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and Education (RIPPLE) at Charles Sturt University in Australia.

«In 'Plantation Pedagogy', Laurette S. M. Bristol provides a stunning, theoretically informed, empirically grounded and politically astute account of how the 'plantation pedagogy' of teachers in postcolonial Trinidad and Tobago has been formed and informed by both the colonial past and colonial present. She proffers a sustained postcolonial argument for the necessary transformation of plantation pedagogy, set within present globalized and neo-liberal policy contexts. This book makes a significant contribution to postcolonial theory, methodology, epistemology, and politics.» (Robert Lingard, Professor, The University of Queensland, Australia)
«Few books have probed into the hidden domains of colonial education as forcefully and as thoughtfully as Laurette S. M. Bristol's brave, new book, 'Plantation Pedagogy'. Against a backdrop of an agonistic past, Dr. Bristol offers a stirring call for a pedagogy of liberation and a manifesto for postcolonial pedagogical change. Dr. Bristol's is a distinctive and refreshing voice in the educational field. This book should be required reading for scholars of global studies in education and for the general reader as well.» (Cameron McCarthy, Professor, College of Education, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)