Tackling the complex question of transforming the South African higher education system: Decolonisation and deracialisation of knowledge

Decolonisation and Deracialisation in UniversitiesUniversities worldwide, including those in South Africa, face numerous challenges, such as the impact of neoliberalism on institutional culture, the lingering effects of apartheid's racial and economic disparities, and the need to decolonise knowledge, curricula, and the university itself, in order to create a more equitable and transformed post-apartheid institution.Pillay's book focuses on transforming the way we teach and learn in universities, by decolonising university curricula, institutions and knowledge systems, as discussed earlier, to create a more inclusive and diverse academic environment.It is worth reading.reference

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South African Journal of Science
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2025-05-29
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https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2025/21516
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Higher Education Learning Practices
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Tackling the complex question of transforming the South African higher education system: Decolonisation and deracialisation of knowledge

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Madondo
South African Journal of Science
Higher Education Learning Practices
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Tackling the complex question of transforming the South African higher education system: Decolonisation and deracialisation of knowledge

Nkosinathi Emmanuel Madondo
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Decolonisation and Deracialisation in UniversitiesUniversities worldwide, including those in South Africa, face numerous challenges, such as the impact of neoliberalism on institutional culture, the lingering effects of apartheid's racial and economic disparities, and the need to decolonise knowledge, curricula, and the university itself, in order to create a more equitable and transformed post-apartheid institution.Pillay's book focuses on transforming the way we teach and learn in universities, by decolonising university curricula, institutions and knowledge systems, as discussed earlier, to create a more inclusive and diverse academic environment.It is worth reading.reference

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