Transformative Curricula, Pedagogies and Epistemologies: Teaching and Learning in Diverse Higher Education Contexts

Author:   Michael Cross ,  Caroline Long ,  Sibonokuhle Ndlovu ,  Phefumula Nyoni
Publisher:   Brill
Volume:   11
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9789004468429


Pages:   266
Publication Date:   12 August 2021
Format:   Paperback
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This volume focuses on current demands, challenges and expectations facing African higher education institutions in general, and those in South Africa in particular. Subsequently, transformative curricula, pedagogies and epistemologies that define diverse practices of access and inclusion within the context of transformation and decolonisation are explored.

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Author:   Michael Cross ,  Caroline Long ,  Sibonokuhle Ndlovu ,  Phefumula Nyoni
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   11
Weight:   0.489kg
ISBN:  

9789004468429


ISBN 10:   9004468420
Pages:   266
Publication Date:   12 August 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Acknowledgements List of Figures and Tables Notes on Contributors 1 Agency within the Context of Pedagogies, Epistemologies and the Transformative Curricula  Loïse Jeannin, Caroline Long and Phefumula Nyoni 2 Indigenous Culinary Knowledge, Culinary Curriculum and Students’ Perceptions of Indigenous Culinary Knowledge  Mohlakoane Ledile and Hewson Daryl 3 Eloquence in African and Inherited French Teaching Traditions: Convergence and the Need for Transformative Pedagogy Inadvertent  N’Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba 4 Rwanda’s Language-in-Education Policy Shift from French-Dominant to English-Only Medium: 2009–2017 Prospects and Implementation Success in Higher Education  Epimaque Niyibizi and Juliet Perumal 5 Collaborative Learning among Diverse Online Students at an Open Distance Learning Institution in South Africa: Pedagogical Considerations for Online Learning Development  Anneke Venter 6 Exploring Culturally Responsive Teaching amongst Pre-Service Teachers  Boitumelo Khunou 7 Coursework Assignments: Higher Expectations for Deeper Engagement  Caroline Long and Gift Cheva 8 Culturally Responsive Differentiated Instruction: What Lessons for Economics Lecturers in South Africa?  Loise Jeannin and Emmanuel Ojo 9 Corporeity in PhD Thesis Writing: Rituals and ‘Writing Gestures’  Elsa Chachkine and Anne Jorro 10 Supervising Doctoral Students in South African Higher Education: Pedagogy, Context and Agency  Michael Cross 11 ‘Assessment for Learning’ Over ‘Assessment of Learning’: A Quest for Mastery Rather Than Performance Orientation in Postgraduate Research Degrees  Dennis Zami Atibuni 12 Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: Patched onto the System to Access Professional Education  Sibonokuhle Ndlovu 13 Myths Surrounding the Extended Curriculum in South Africa’s Higher Education Sector  Phefumula Nyoni and Olaide Agbaje 14 In Retrospect: Context, Diversity and Human Agency Matter  Michael Cross and Sibonokuhle Ndlovu Index

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Michael Cross is founder and Director of the Ali Mazrui Centre for Higher Education Studies at the University of Johannesburg. He is also a co-founder and co-editor of the book series on African Higher Education. He has published books and scholarly journals. Caroline Long was appointed professor in the Department of Childhood Education, University of Johannesburg, on the Soweto campus in 2016. Her publications are on mathematics education, assessment and Rasch measurement theory, and professional teacher agency. Sibonokuhle Ndlovu holds a PhD in inclusive education from the University of Witwatersrand. Her research interests are in disability in higher learning, inclusive education, inclusion in higher learning, transformation in higher learning, teaching and learning of disadvantaged learners in rural contexts, and decoloniality. Phefumula Nyoni holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Witwatersrand. His research interests include education transformation, quality assurance and curriculum design, medical and socio-economic experiences for marginalised groups, human rights, community development, artisanal mining, gender and entrepreneurship.

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