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4 octobre 2016

How universities can use language as a force for fundamental change

The ConversationBy . South Africa’s universities are absorbed in debates about fee structures, free education and decolonising the curriculum.
But amid these debates – particularly on the issue of decolonisation – academia is ignoring what could be a fundamental force for change: language. More...
4 octobre 2016

How schools use language as a way to exclude children

The ConversationBy  and . Today, decisions about which language resources should count in schooling – as the language of instruction, a subject, or a legitimate language for learning – continue to be informed by the relationships between language and power. Schools and universities in post-colonial contexts still operate within the logic of coloniality. More...
4 octobre 2016

‘Free’ higher education: unrealistic expectations, unsustainable solutions

The ConversationBy . Free higher education is a myth. There is no such thing anywhere in the world, even in wealthy states like Germany, Finland, Norway and Sweden, which insist that their tertiary education systems are “free”. In fact, higher education in those countries is predominantly paid for by taxpayers. More...
4 octobre 2016

Decolonising psychology creates possibilities for social change

The ConversationBy . The issues raised by South African university students in a new round of protests must be read as inter-related and integral to the ongoing decolonial project. More...
3 octobre 2016

Free education is possible if South Africa moves beyond smoke and mirrors

The ConversationBy , , , , and . South Africa’s universities are once again in uproar. Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande has outlined how higher education should deal with fee increments for 2017. His announcement sparked anger and a great deal of confusion. More...
3 octobre 2016

Under-funding, not protests, is driving South African universities down global rankings

The ConversationBy . The most widely respected world university rankings have all recently published their latest results. The release of the Times Higher Education 2016-17 and Quacquarelli Symonds 2016-17 rankings have coincided with a resurgence in protests at many of South Africa’s universities. More...
3 octobre 2016

Why has Japan’s massacre of disabled gone unnoticed? For answers, look to the past

The ConversationBy . On July 26, 2016 a man wielding a knife broke into Tsukui Yamayuriena, a home for the disabled outside of Tokyo and brutally murdered 19 people as they slept, while injuring another 26. More...
3 octobre 2016

How civic intelligence can teach what it means to be a citizen

The ConversationBy . This political season, citizens will be determining who will represent them in the government. This, of course, includes deciding who will be the next president, but also who will serve in thousands of less prominent positions. More...
3 octobre 2016

How the pain of 9/11 still stays with a generation

The ConversationBy . The Sept. 11, 2001 (9/11) terrorist attacks were the worst acts of terrorism on American soil to date. Designed to instill panic and fear, the attacks were unprecedented in terms of their scope, magnitude and impact on the American psyche. More...
3 octobre 2016

Group work gets kids more engaged in STEM

The ConversationBy . Research shows that science achievement gaps begin very early. Between fourth and eighth grade, the number of children reporting positive attitudes about math and science drops from about 71 percent to about 48 percent. More...
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