From Decolonisation to Digitalisation of Education in South Africa

Chukwuere, Joshua Ebere

doi:10.21506/j.ponte.2017.12.15

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“…For instance, how universities deal with issues around blended learning, free data provision, investment in e-learning tools such as blackboard and curricula change are critical. Chukwuere (2017) draws a link between decolonization, Africanization and digitalization in the South African higher education system. According to him, as a nation that is only still healing from the wounds of the apartheid past and facing calls for the decolonisation of the education system, it is important for African Indigenous Knowledge System (AIKS) to be integrated into the Digitalization of the education system.…”

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Political Science and Digitalization – Global Perspectives

2019

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An electronic version of this book is freely available, thanks to the support of libraries working with Knowledge Unlatched. KU is a collaborative initiative designed to make high quality books Open Access for the public good. The Open Access ISBN for this book is 978-3-8474-1488-9. More information about the initiative and links to the Open Access version can be found at www.knowledgeunlatched.org

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Political Science and Digitalization – Global Perspectives

2019

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“…The calls of the Fallist Movements in 2015 and 2016 were calling for a total overhaul of higher education institutions, thus preparing them for post-colonial systems beyond colonial and apartheid education systems. Chukwuere [10] contends that the decolonization process can never be complete without the recognition of indigenous knowledge systems and their integration into digitalization. Therefore, concepts such as Africanization, decolonization and indigenization will make sense in the current transformation if they connect with digitalization because technology has arrived as well.…”

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Digitalization and Decolonizing Education: A Qualitative Study of University of South Africa (UNISA) Leadership

Msila¹

2021

IJIET

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The COVID-19 pandemic that shook the world in 2020 forced all educational institutions to search for new ways of teaching and learning. Furthermore, education institutions such as the University of South Africa (UNISA), like all other universities, found themselves with a huge task of promoting digitalization. As a traditional distance education institution, UNISA had to refine digitalization in a time of decolonization in the Global South. This case study examined the role of educational managers in sustaining effective digitalization. Eight UNISA managers were selected and interviewed to understand how they perceived the role of digital leaders. Furthermore, the study sought to understand why it is critical that managers should be in the forefront of digitalization. The study found that at present in Africa it is critical for digitalization to be combined with decolonization. Additionally, when digitalization and decolonization are implemented simultaneously, they become vehicles for social justice and democracy. This then means that education can be a tool for liberation and achievement where the digital divide is minimized. When implemented well, education institutions become institutions with access for success. The conclusions show that a set strategy based on a new vision for a university will harness digital leadership. The participants also mentioned strategic documents at the university; on the one hand are the Five Pillars of Change whilst on the other are the Eight Dimensions of Transformation. Furthermore, the participants claimed that their institution was on the road to success whilst building UNISA as an institution “Towards the African University that builds futures.”

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“…Vibrant young people's voices, ideas, and concerns must be heard and considered for a better and improved education system in South African HEIs. Since 2015, the call for decolonisation of the education system and free education for all has become the order of the day (Francis & Hardman, 2018;Chukwuere, 2017;Garwe, 2017). ECP student voice in South African HEIs is getting louder on a daily basis.…”

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Student Voice in an Extended Curriculum Programme in the Era of Social Media: A systematic Review of Academic Literature

Chukwuere¹

2020

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Student voice in this digital age and across higher learning institutions is increasing exponentially with the function of social media. Student voice provides a vibrant communication pathway to extended curriculum programme students in higher education institutions. Social media ensures active participation of extended curriculum programme students in generating views and ideas that define the higher learning environment and experience towards better learning conditions and outcomes. A systematic literature review was used in gathering scientific papers through trusted academic databases. The systematic literature review was conducted between the period of 1 April 2019 and 28 September 2019, by looking into the contents of articles covering the current research objectives. The study’s findings show that social media provides an effective and instant spread of the extended curriculum programme students’ voice across higher education learning institutions. It also allows the students in the extended curriculum programme to engage with each other and the institutional management promptly. Social media promotes extended curriculum programme students’ voice in reaching the right audience at the right time. The results of this study are key for extended curriculum programme students, lecturers, and university management in understanding and applying social media effectively and in bringing transformation to South African higher education institutions and beyond.

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From Decolonisation to Digitalisation of Education in South Africa

Cited by 13 publications

References 5 publications

Political Science and Digitalization – Global Perspectives

Political Science and Digitalization – Global Perspectives

Digitalization and Decolonizing Education: A Qualitative Study of University of South Africa (UNISA) Leadership

Student Voice in an Extended Curriculum Programme in the Era of Social Media: A systematic Review of Academic Literature

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