Chronicles on African philosophy of higher education a colloquy among friends / edited by Yusef Waghid.
| Other author | Waghid, Yusef. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023. |
| Description | 252 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | African higher education : developments and perspectives, 2666-2663 ; volume 15 |
| Contents | Introduction : understanding African philosophy of higher education : on philosophical reflexivity / Yusef Waghid -- Towards an African philosophy of higher education / Yusef Waghid -- Repositioning African philosophy of higher education in post-apartheid South Africa / Thokozani Mathebula -- Pedagogy that encapsulates rhythmic caring : towards an African philosophy of higher education / Judith Terblanche -- An ubuntu philosophy of higher education as justice / Chikumbutso Herbert Manthalu -- The potentiality of cultivating a culture of mutuality in a multicultural society : a transformative pedagogical encounter with the other / Monica Zembere and Innocent Madenga -- Equipping aspiring chartered accountants as responsible leaders : towards an African philosophy of higher education within the higher education accounting pedagogy / Elton Pullen -- African philosophy of higher education for human formation and civil society development : engaging Yusef Waghid's philosophical ideas / Lester Brian Shawa -- Higher education in Zimbabwe / Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe and Juliet Thondhlana -- Broadening the scope of the discourse on Africanisation of higher education to encompass quality assurance and promotion / Amani T. Saidi and Sindisiwe P. Mbhele -- Higher education in Somalia : historical and contemporary analyses / Ali A. Abdi and Abdiqani A. Farah -- Reimagining educational technology (EdTech) through ubuntu / Faiq Waghid and Zayd Waghid -- African philosophy with(out) philosophers : revisiting the 'African' philosopher of education in African higher education / Joseph Pardon Hungwe -- A 'decolonial turn' in higher education : some reflections / Philip HIggs. |
| Abstract | "The central argument in this book revolves around the significance of an African philosophy of higher education. Such a philosophy is geared towards cultivating democratic iterations, co-belonging, and critique within human encounters. Together, these actions can enhance intellectual activism within and beyond the encounters. A philosophy of higher education is constituted by a philosophical act of reflexivity according to which (how), freedom (both autonomous and communal), cosmopolitanism (learning to live with differences and otherness), and caring with others (ubuntu) can be rhythmically practised. What makes an African philosophy of higher education distinctive and realisable is that practices ought to be based on iterations, co-belonging, and critique. If intellectual activism were not to become a major act of resistance on the basis of which educational, political, and societal dystopias can be undermined, such a philosophy of higher education would not have a real purpose. An African philosophy of higher education is an intellectually activist endeavour because of its concern to be oppositional to constraints in and about higher education. In conversation with such an understanding of this philosophy, contributors to this volume offer responses to why human freedom, cosmopolitanism, and caring with others (ubuntu) can be rhythmically enacted"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023017949 |
| ISBN | 9789004543782 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9789004543799 (hardback) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
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