Democracy and education in Namibia and beyond  a critical appraisal / 
edited by Elizabeth Magano Amukugo. 
 - 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). 
 - 1 online resource (1 PDF (ix, 157 pages)) 
<br/><br/> Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>1. Introduction : exploring democracy, education and social justice /  2. Democracy, education and social justice : theoretical perspectives /  3. Education and democracy : some general conceptual issues /  4. The aims of education : some general conceptual issues /  5. Democratic values, norms and education in post-colonial societies /  6. Education in the Namibian context /  7. Democracy, human rights and freedom in Namibian education /  8. Inclusive education as a democratic imperative /  9. Sexual harassment in institutions of higher learning : breaking the silence /  10. Conclusion : democracy, education and social justice achieved? /  Elizabeth Magano Amukugo --  Elizabeth Magano Amukugo --  Pempelani Mufune --  Elizabeth Magano Amukugo --  Tangeni C.K. Iijambo --  Elizabeth Magano Amukugo --  John Makala Lilemba --  Anthony Brown and Cynthy K. Haihambo --  Lucy Edwards-Jauch and Ndeshi Namupala --  Elizabeth Magano Amukugo. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789991642321 9991642323 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Human rights--Namibia.<br/>Education and state--Namibia.<br/>Democracy and education--Namibia.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC95  / .D466 2017