Browsing Journals by Subject "Diversity"
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Applying Ayittey’s Indigenous African Institutions to generate epistemic plurality in the curriculum
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: South Africa’s institutions of higher learning are currently experiencing a dispensation in which calls for curricula transformation and decolonisation reverberate. While the need for curricula evolution is ... -
A black woman’s perspective on understanding transformation and diversity in South African higher education
(AOSIS, 2019)Background: Today, transformation and diversity are concepts that form an integral part of the functioning of higher education institutions globally. These two concepts have drawn vast amounts of interest from scholars ... -
Cultivating the soft skills of future construction managers through restorying construction workers’ career narratives
(AOSIS, 2016)Background: In the construction industry, there is an increased awareness of the importance of soft skills. However, no empirical studies have been conducted on the effectiveness of pedagogical strategies in higher education ... -
Insights on student leadership using social dream drawing : six propositions for the transformation role of South African student leaders
(AOSIS, 2021)Background: Student leadership is central to the South African transformation agenda in higher education. Even so the understanding of student leadership, especially regarding its purpose and its implementation varies ... -
Managing diversity in schools: The place of democratic education and ubuntuism in South Africa
(AOSIS, 2021)South African classrooms were highly diversified. The problem, however, was that although democracy has been a critical characteristic of South Africa for over two decades, it is still a very vague concept to many. A ... -
Some considerations for history teachers in acknowledging and valuing heritage and teaching good citizenship at schools in a post-colonial, post-apartheid era
(The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the auspices of the School of Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)In a diverse and fractured post-colonial society, schools need to take cognizance of the multi-faceted perspectives of heritage represented within the school community. A healthy debate between the various segments of the ... -
Towards a social sustainability in higher education: enhancing students’ solidarity and togetherness through collaborative projects in racially diverse learning environments
(2013)One key goal in the mission and vision statement of the University of the Free State is to recruit the best and most diverse students who work in solidarity and togetherness across social and historical divides. This ... -
Values-based Physical Education for the intermediate schooling phase in a diverse South African context
(AOSIS, 2021)Participation in physical activity, Physical Education (PE) and sport has been recognised as a powerful learning tool for education, providing a universal language for contributing to valuable life principles. Values-based ...