Ubuntu in education: Special issue of IRE explores the paradigm of ubuntu

The place of ubuntu in education has been explored extensively in a new special issue of the International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE).
Ubuntu is a philosophical paradigm that takes a collective rather than an individualistic approach to identity and meaning. The paradigm originates in southern Africa but is a part of many African belief systems. With ubuntu, the relationship between a person and her/his community is interdependent and mutually beneficial. Like many other indigenous belief systems, ubuntu serves as the foundation for an education imbued with morality. More...