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The African Renaissance and the Transformation of the Higher Education Curriculum in South Africa
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Higgs, Philip – Africa Education Review, 2016
The curriculum is a critical element in the transformation of higher education, and as a result, I argue for the inclusion of what I refer to as an African epistemic in higher education curricula in South Africa. In so doing, attention is directed at the decolonisation of the curriculum in higher education in South Africa, which aims to give…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, African Studies, Educational Change
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 Reliability of Evidence Contained in the National Qualifications Framework Impact Study: A Critical Reflection--Research Article
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Higgs, Philip; Keevy, James – Perspectives in Education, 2007
This article reflects on the reliability of the evidence contained in the National Qualifications Framework Impact Study, a longitudinal comparative study conducted by the South African Qualifications Authority since 2002. In so doing, the veracity of evidence-based research in determining the impact of the South African Qualifications Framework…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Program Effectiveness, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Nation Building: A Dilemma for Education.
Higgs, Philip – Journal of Education and Training, 1998
The transformation of education for nation building, currently underway in South Africa, represents a political program driven by utility. Education should be concerned primarily with the self-empowerment of an individual person and, as such, not be sacrificed to demands of utility, which serves the narrow interests of the state and the economy.…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Theories