Democracy and education in Namibia and beyond a critical appraisal / edited by Elizabeth Magano Amukugo.

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TextPublication details: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, (c)2017.; (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, (c)2015).; Windhoek, Namibia : University of Namibia Press, (c)2017.; (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, (c)2015).; (Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, (c)2015).Description: 1 online resource (1 PDF (ix, 157 pages))Content type:

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online resource

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9789991642321
9991642323

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LC95 .D466 2017

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Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 2. Democracy, education and social justice : theoretical perspectives / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 3. Education and democracy : some general conceptual issues / Pempelani Mufune -- 4. The aims of education : some general conceptual issues / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 5. Democratic values, norms and education in post-colonial societies / Tangeni C.K. Iijambo -- 6. Education in the Namibian context / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 7. Democracy, human rights and freedom in Namibian education / John Makala Lilemba -- 8. Inclusive education as a democratic imperative / Anthony Brown and Cynthy K. Haihambo -- 9. Sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning : breaking the silence / Lucy Edwards-Jauch and Ndeshi Namupala -- 10. Conclusion : democracy, education and social justice achieved? / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo.

Subject: The Namibian constitution makes full provision for education as a fundamental human right and freedom. Three years into independence, as part of the government's educational policy, the 'Education for All Policy' was launched as a stepping stone to free quality education. However, inequities have become widely pronounced within the Namibian educational system. Democracy and Education in Namibia and beyond debates the education-democracy nexus in Namibia and the southern African context. It defines and explores the meaning of democracy and related concepts. It also looks at what democracy means in the context of human rights and access to education. The ten chapters in this collection interrogate the strengths and limitations of education as an instrument of social change and question whether or not the Namibian educational objectives and practices do develop and help to sustain a democratic culture in Namibia. The authors in the collection have drawn material from their own teaching and research experience across the fields of education and social science in Namibia and beyond, and present their findings in a pedagogical framework suitable as a challenging text for tertiary students. At a time when education is in crisis, especially in South Africa where strident calls for free tertiary education and Africanisation of the curriculum are spreading like wildfire, this book gives scholarly insight into the history and social conditions that gave rise to our current predicament.

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1. Introduction : exploring democracy, education and social justice / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 2. Democracy, education and social justice : theoretical perspectives / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 3. Education and democracy : some general conceptual issues / Pempelani Mufune -- 4. The aims of education : some general conceptual issues / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 5. Democratic values, norms and education in post-colonial societies / Tangeni C.K. Iijambo -- 6. Education in the Namibian context / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo -- 7. Democracy, human rights and freedom in Namibian education / John Makala Lilemba -- 8. Inclusive education as a democratic imperative / Anthony Brown and Cynthy K. Haihambo -- 9. Sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning : breaking the silence / Lucy Edwards-Jauch and Ndeshi Namupala -- 10. Conclusion : democracy, education and social justice achieved? / Elizabeth Magano Amukugo.

The Namibian constitution makes full provision for education as a fundamental human right and freedom. Three years into independence, as part of the government's educational policy, the 'Education for All Policy' was launched as a stepping stone to free quality education. However, inequities have become widely pronounced within the Namibian educational system. Democracy and Education in Namibia and beyond debates the education-democracy nexus in Namibia and the southern African context. It defines and explores the meaning of democracy and related concepts. It also looks at what democracy means in the context of human rights and access to education. The ten chapters in this collection interrogate the strengths and limitations of education as an instrument of social change and question whether or not the Namibian educational objectives and practices do develop and help to sustain a democratic culture in Namibia. The authors in the collection have drawn material from their own teaching and research experience across the fields of education and social science in Namibia and beyond, and present their findings in a pedagogical framework suitable as a challenging text for tertiary students. At a time when education is in crisis, especially in South Africa where strident calls for free tertiary education and Africanisation of the curriculum are spreading like wildfire, this book gives scholarly insight into the history and social conditions that gave rise to our current predicament.

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