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Within the histories of progressive educational movements and youth work, one organisation that rarely gets a mention is the Woodcraft Folk. Founded in 1925, it has been consistently at the forefront of promoting radical social change through education. It played a role in breaking down the barriers between East and West during the Cold War, in promoting a co-educational and cooperative based approach to learning, and in encouraging environmental activism at a time when it was unfashionable.
The Woodcraft Folk’s evolving approach to education for social change is explored in Span the World with Friendship from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including political and social theory, cultural history, anthropology, educational theory and youth work theory. Through investigation of published and primary sources, including letters, meeting records and oral testimonies, contributors bring scholarship to a narrative that has often been uncritical. Beginning with a biography of founder Leslie Paul, chapters study the Folk’s relationship to debates in the labour movement, the extent to which the eugenics movement influenced its ideas and practices, and how the folk songs and dances used within the organisation reflected wider social and cultural trends. Internationalism is a key theme running through this book which concludes with a focus on how the Woodcraft Folk’s progressive nature is moving it increasingly towards being a youth-led movement.
Praise for Span the World with Friendship
‘The Woodcraft Folk has long made the case for progressive education harnessing the outdoor environment. Span the World with Friendship offers insightful reflections on how a youth organisation can and should try to change the world.’
Paul Adams, University of East London
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Keywords
- Anti-racism
- Eugenics
- folk songs and dances
- international youth camps
- Internationalism
- labour movement and young people
- Progressive Education
- thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education::JNA Philosophy and theory of education::JNAS Progressive education
- thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHT History: specific events and topics::NHTB Social and cultural history
- Youth movements
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DOI: 10.14324/111.9781800088498Editions