Africa is not a country: perceptions of poverty by Christians in Germany
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Authors
Dieckmann, Daniel
Issue Date
2021-06
Type
Dissertation
Language
en
Keywords
Global learning , Development education , Poverty , Transformation , Holism , Perception
Alternative Title
Abstract
This research examines the perception that Christians in Germany have of poverty in
Africa and the extent to which this thinking corresponds to a holistic understanding of
poverty. The study is examined in the context of development education to develop
impulses for global learning.
Based on preliminary considerations of learning theory and development theory, an
empirical study was conducted among Protestant Christians in Germany who are
committed to fighting poverty in Africa. For this purpose, an online survey and eleven
semi-standardised guided interviews were conducted on the basis of the theorygenerating
method of grounded theory.
As a result, the findings were compared with a multidimensional perspective on poverty
and development and consequences for holistic Global Learning in Germany
were described.
In this analysis, it became apparent that the perspective on poverty can change the
interviewees lives, making the perspective more holistic. This impact was associated
with intensive learning experiences, for instance during travels, biographical experiences
or through life reports of third parties.
As consequences for Global Learning in Germany, the importance of reflection possibilities
for touristic travel providers or church learning offers was derived
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