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ERIC Number: EJ1251864
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 10
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0039-3746
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Towards an "Ubuntu" Philosophy of Higher Education in Africa
Waghid, Yusef
Studies in Philosophy and Education, v39 n3 p299-308 May 2020
African philosophy of higher education and its concomitant link to teaching and learning on the continent, is a concept that remains contestable, as much about African thought and practice is presumed to exist in narrative form. However, even if African thought and practice were to have existed in narrative form only, it would not necessarily be justifiable to dismiss an idea of African philosophy of higher education as seminal works by leading African scholars over the last few decades corroborate the significance of higher education in Africa. In this article, I attempt to offer an account of African philosophy of higher education, in particular teaching and learning, underscored by a notion of "ubuntu"--human interdependence and humaneness--on the grounds that such a view of African thought and practice is constituted by meanings that could engender a credible defense of higher education in Africa. From my analysis of the concept "ubuntu," practices such as social responsibility, deliberative engagement, and an attentiveness to others and otherness seem to be most salient in enacting a reconsidered view of African higher education.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Africa
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