Race, Empire and Education Collective

This paper presents an examination of the education Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4) through the lens of race. It argues, at this mid-way point of the SDGs, that race continues to be erased, acting as an absent presence, in global educational policy, practice and goals. To address this, the paper calls for a radical review of contemporary development discourse such that the SDGs, and in particular SDG 4, are framed in ways that acknowledge histories of colonial exploitation and epistemic violence.ts an examination of the education Sustainable Development Goal (SDG 4) through the lens of race. It argues, at this mid-way point of the SDGs, that race continues to be erased, acting as an absent presence, in global educational policy, practice and goals. To address this, the paper calls for a radical review of contemporary development discourse such that the SDGs, and in particular SDG 4, are framed in ways that acknowledge histories of colonial exploitation and epistemic violence.

Walker, S., Tikly, L., Strong, K., Wallace, D., Soudien, C. (2023). The Case for Educational Reparations: Addressing Racial Injustices in Sustainable Development Goal 4. International Journal of Educational Development, 103, p. 102933 doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102933