University of Johannesburg
Project Title
For research and policy on transformation of South Africa's higher education curricula
Date
Jun. 14, 2018
Duration
56 months
Description
Recent student protests in South Africa have been driven by a demand for free higher education and decolonization of curricula. Protesters assert that South Africa’s education system still mirrors colonial education paradigms and that African knowledge systems should be given equal place among worldwide knowledge systems. Several other African countries provide lessons on curricula transformation from their nations’ independence periods. U.S. African-American studies programs also provide models of curricula reform. With Corporation support, the University of Johannesburg Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation will engage African scholars, host a two-day conference, publish a book, and conduct policy dialogues to provide diverse perspectives and a way forward on university curricula reform in South Africa.