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Why decolonising the South African university curriculum will fail.
- Source :
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Teaching in Higher Education . Oct2020, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p783-796. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This paper sets out to explore how academics can become agents of meaningful educational change and social cohesion, by implementing a Pedagogy of Compassion. The education triad comprises the teacher, the learner and the content (curriculum), which unfolds within historical, political, social and educational contexts. Changing one aspect of this triad – the curriculum- without due consideration to the others, will not effect the desired change. In the context of the university, the demographics of the learner has radically changed and a massive drive to decolonise the curriculum has been initiated, but little if any attention has been given to academics who deliver the curriculum. I argue that the Achilles' heel in the decolonisation of the curriculum project of South African universities is the academic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13562517
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Teaching in Higher Education
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146318847
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2019.1592149