Library
Library
This space hosts collaboratively collected materials related to the research and advocacy mission of the group. Collections of research papers and grey literature, guest blog posts, videos, photo stories and other relevant materials are continuously added.
Hunter-gatherer children at school: A view from the Global South
Academic Journal
(2022)
Author(s): Velina Ninkova, Jennifer Hays, Noa Lavi, Aishah Ali, Silvia L. da Silva Macedo, Helen E. Davis, Sheina Lew-Levy
Universal formal education is a major global development goal. Yet, hunter gatherer communities have extremely low participation rates in formal schooling, even in comparison with other marginalized groups. Here, we review the existing literature to…
Hunter-gatherer education special issue: Introduction
Academic Journal
(2019)
Author(s): Jennifer Hays, Velina Ninkova, Edmond Dounias
This special issue focuses on the role of education in the lives of contemporary hunter-gatherers. Though extremely diverse, hunter-gatherer groups share some common characteristics in regards to their social structure and their relations with surrounding…
What school for the BaYaka?
Videos
(2018)
Author(s): Romain Duda
In the Republic of the Congo, a network of schools founded in 2006 have been specifically developed to educate BaYaka children. Run by Catholic missionaries (ASPC, “Association des Spiritains du Congo”) and supported primarily by…
Rule of Nature
Videos
(2017)
Author(s): Dieter Primig, Gabriele Wadlig
This 25 minutes short documentary was filmed in Namibia, featuring one of the !Kung San communities. The director aims to show the audience how the formal education system does not serve the interest of the…
Owners of Learning. The Nyae Nyae Village Schools over Twenty-Five Years
Books
(2016)
Author(s): Jennifer Hays
This book describes the Nyae Nyae Village Schools, an innovative and unique mother-tongue education initiative set in north-eastern Namibia. Inspired by the optimism of Independence, the project was designed in close consultation with the Ju|’hoansi…
A House Without Snakes
Videos
(2015)
Author(s): Daniel Koehler
“A House Without Snakes” is about two young Bushmen in Botswana who struggle to build their futures in the wake of their people’s relocation from their ancestral homeland. Ketelelo looks to education as a way…
The United Nations iLibrary
Databases
(2015)
Author(s): United Nations
The United Nations iLibrary is the comprehensive global search, discovery, and viewing source for digital content created by the United Nations. Initially launched in 2015, the UN iLibrary was updated in December 2020 to incorporate new features such…