Over the rainbow: the role of academics in a 'post-hope' South Africa. (2017)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- Over the rainbow: the role of academics in a 'post-hope' South Africa. (2017)
- Main Title:
- Over the rainbow: the role of academics in a 'post-hope' South Africa
- Authors:
- Dodd, Nicole
Merwe, Justin Van Der - Abstract:
- The proponents of decolonisation in South Africa's higher education system have tended to overlook the usefulness of critical pragmatism as a guiding paradigm. This article explores the merits of critical pragmatism as a suitable research orientation to resolve the current impasse in South Africa's higher education system. While the arguments for decolonising curricula and academic spaces are valid and credible, promoting decolonisation in a blindly ideological manner, without a sound basis, could be impractical. This article argues that the adoption of critical pragmatism would allow for the achievement of a home-grown, credible research paradigm which encourages researchers to apply a context-specific orientation within developing environments. The article tentatively proposes that blending critical theory with pragmatism would support transformation and development while still maintaining scientific rigour.
- Is Part Of:
- International journal of education economics and development. Volume 8:Number 2/3(2017)
- Journal:
- International journal of education economics and development
- Issue:
- Volume 8:Number 2/3(2017)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 8, Issue 2/3 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 8
- Issue:
- 2/3
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0008-NaN-0000
- Page Start:
- 133
- Page End:
- 143
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Subjects:
- critical pragmatism -- critical theory -- decolonisation -- higher education -- paradigms -- pragmatism -- South Africa
Education -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals
338.473705 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijeed ↗
http://www.inderscience.com/ ↗ - Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1759-5673
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