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African Philosophy and the Decolonisation of Education in Africa: Some Critical Reflections
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Higgs, Philip – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2012
The liberation of Africa and its peoples from centuries of racially discriminatory colonial rule and domination has far-reaching implications for educational thought and practice. The transformation of educational discourse in Africa requires a philosophical framework that respects diversity, acknowledges lived experience and challenges the…
Descriptors: Educational Development, Foreign Countries, Foreign Policy, African Culture
Towards an Indigenous African Educational Discourse: A Philosophical Reflection
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Higgs, Philip – International Review of Education, 2008
The liberation of Africa and its peoples from centuries of racially discriminatory colonial rule and domination has far reaching implications for educational thought and practice. The transformation of educational discourse in Africa requires a philosophical framework that respects diversity, acknowledges lived experience and challenges the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Development, Indigenous Knowledge, African Culture
University Teaching in South Africa: An African Philosophical Perspective
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Higgs, Philip; van Wyk, Berte – New Directions for Higher Education, 2006
A new philosophical perspective is suggested that would transform and Africanize curricula, teaching, and learning in South African universities.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Development, African Culture, Higher Education
The Call for an African University: A Critical Reflection
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van Wyk, Berte; Higgs, Philip – Higher Education Policy, 2007
In this paper, we draw on philosophy (particularly African philosophy) to analyse the call for an African university. The call for an African university may be viewed as a call that insists that all critical and transformative educators in Africa embrace an indigenous African worldview and root their nation's educational paradigms in an indigenous…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, African Culture, Educational Needs