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Knowledge, education and the limits of Africanisation

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Horsthemke, Kai:
Knowledge, education and the limits of Africanisation.
In: Journal of philosophy of education. 38 (November 2004) 4. - S. 571-587.
ISSN 0309-8249 ; 1467-9752

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https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0309-8249.2004.00405.x

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‘Africanisation’ has, during the last few decades, been a buzzword that has enjoyed special currency in South Africa. Africanisation is generally seen to signal a (renewed) focus on Africa, on reclamation of what has been taken from Africa, and, as such, it forms part of post-colonialist, anti-racist discourse. With regard to knowledge, it comprises a focus on indigenous African knowledge and concerns simultaneously ‘legitimation’ and ‘protection from exploitation’ of this knowledge. With regard to education, the focus is on Africanisation of institutions, curricula, syllabi and criteria for excellence (in research, performance, etc.). This paper, while sympathetic to the basic concerns that inform the call/s for Africanisation, spells out the problems and limits of this project. For one thing, the idea of Africanisation may evoke a false or at least a superficial sense of ‘belonging’. For another, it may entail further marginalisation and derogation. Lastly, while it may emphasise relevance, it is hazardously close to a comprehensive relativism. In the light of these points, this paper suggests a more promising alternative: a framework of basic human rights appears to be a more appropriate locus for the pertinent concerns and demands.

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Publikationsform:Artikel
Schlagwörter:Africanisation of education; Africanisation of knowledge
Institutionen der Universität:Philosophisch-Pädagogische Fakultät > Pädagogik > Lehrstuhl für Bildungsphilosophie und Systematische Pädagogik
DOI / URN / ID:10.1111/j.0309-8249.2004.00405.x
Open Access: Freie Zugänglichkeit des Volltexts?:Nein
Peer-Review-Journal:Ja
Verlag:Wiley-Blackwell
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Titel an der KU entstanden:Nein
KU.edoc-ID:20537
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