Addressing curriculum decolonisation and education for sustainable development through epistemically diverse curricula.

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dc.article.start-page288en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPadayachee, K.
dc.contributor.authorMatimolane, N.
dc.contributor.authorGanas, L.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-02T12:52:50Z
dc.date.available2021-09-02T12:52:50Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractTransformation in Higher Education has been an ongoing concern in post-apartheid South Africa, especially in light of universities’ expected contribution to economic and socio-political transformation. In particular, curriculum transformation has proved challenging, as evidenced in actions and calls by students in recent years for decolonisation of the curriculum. This study, which formed part of an institutional response to the challenge of curriculum transformation and decolonisation, initially sought to examine perceptions of the term “decolonisation” amongst a group of early career lecturers at a leading university in South Africa. Highlighted in the outcomes of the study was the centrality of personal and contextual relevance in notions of decolonised curricula, the impact of curriculum conversations on lecturers’ well-being, and the broader implications of responsive and relevant curricula for institutional and societal well-being. In this respect, the findings of the study illustrated the similarities of curriculum decolonisation approaches and the concept of education for sustainable development which is underpinned by the goal of global well-being and the common good. Also highlighted was the need for greater balance between Mode 1 (theoretical) and Mode 2 (contextually relevant) knowledge in curricula, leading us to posit that both curriculum decolonisation and education for sustainable development are equally necessary for institutional and broader societal reform and well-being, and that both imperatives may potentially be achieved by focusing on the principles of epistemically diverse curriculaen_ZA
dc.description.librarianMM2021en_ZA
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPadayachee, K., Matimolane, M., & Ganas, R. (2018). Addressing curriculum decolonisation and education for sustainable development through epistemically diverse curricula. South African Journal of Higher Education, 32(6), 288-304.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issneISSN: 1753-5913
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/31550
dc.journal.issue6en_ZA
dc.journal.linkhttps://doi.org/10.20853/32-6-2986en_ZA
dc.journal.titleSouth African Journal of Higher Educationen_ZA
dc.journal.volume32en_ZA
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
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dc.rightsCopyright © 2021 South African Journal of Higher Education Hosted by Stellenbosch University Library and Information Service since 2016.en_ZA
dc.schoolWits School of Educationen_ZA
dc.subjectDecolonisationen_ZA
dc.subjectEducation for sustainable developmenten_ZA
dc.subjectEpistemically diverse curriculaen_ZA
dc.titleAddressing curriculum decolonisation and education for sustainable development through epistemically diverse curricula.en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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