The Decolonization of Knowledge: Radical Ideas and the Shaping of Institutions in South Africa and Beyond - Hardcover

Jansen, Jonathan D.; Walters, Cyrill A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1316514188 ISBN 13: 9781316514184

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2022

Synopsis

A timely and innovative study on how the decolonization movement is transforming universities, curricula and campuses.

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About the Authors

Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University and President of the Academy of Science of South Africa. He is a curriculum theorist, and his research is concerned with the politics of knowledge. His recent publications include Fault Lines: A Primer on Race, Science and Society (2020), Learning under Lockdown: Voices of South Africa's Children (2020), and Learning Lessons (2021).

Cyrill Walters is a Research Fellow in Higher Education at Stellenbosch University. She also teaches on the MBA programme at Stellenbosch University Business School. She is currently engaged in projects examining decolonization within South African universities, the intersection of race and gender in higher education, and complexity theories in leadership.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1316514188
• ISBN 13: 9781316514184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276