Rethinking Higher Education in Post-Apartheid South Africa: Transformative Trajectories within a Decolonial Paradigm (1) (Routledge Contemporary South Africa)
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- Synopsis
- This book explores the opportunities and epistemological and structural challenges facing higher education in postcolonial South Africa and argues for a fundamental transformation to meet the needs of the 21st century.Taking the concept of transformation as a unifying thread, this book discusses the evolving trajectories of higher education in South Africa, with particular emphasis on the decolonial initiatives that have emerged in the post-Apartheid era. During this time, there have been persistent calls for South Africa to move beyond Eurocentric education programmes and curricula in favour of a system that reflects the continent’s culture and identities of all South Africans. The book argues that incremental reforms of existing structures are insufficient and that instead a deeper, more fundamental shift in higher education structures, values, and systems is needed. Overall, the book calls for a comprehensive transformation to expand access for historically disadvantaged communities, enhance quality and competitiveness, address past injustices, and improve the quality and capacity to act together for a more sustainable and just future.Also exploring the digital transformations which have accelerated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book will be an essential read for researchers and policymakers working on higher education in South Africa.
- Copyright:
- 2025
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 250 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781040346938
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781003530299, 9781032869827, 9781040346877
- Publisher:
- Taylor & Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 07/25/25
- Copyrighted By:
- selection and editorial matter, Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis, Logan Govender, Dennis Zami Atibuni
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Education, Philosophy, Politics and Government, Sociology
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- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Emnet Tadesse Woldegiorgis
- Edited by:
- Logan Govender
- Edited by:
- Dennis Zami Atibuni
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