How do you teach empathy? Can it be in a way that foregrounds ancient, indigenous knowledge and practices? Design thinking might hold the answers.
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It’s important that South African teachers, lecturers and professors develop curricula that build on the best knowledge skills, values, beliefs and habits from around the world.
There are a few questions that can be posed and unpacked if universities are to move towards genuine decolonisation.
There is broad acknowledgement that the way science is taught and practised in Africa is not socially inclusive.
Universities pay too little attention to the knowledge and experiences that students bring to their institutions from different cultures and backgrounds.
Knowledge is power. If you own it, you can control those without it. Since so much knowledge about Africa doesn’t sit on the continent, it’s apparent that Africa lacks power in this regard.
Decolonisation of the curriculum doesn’t have to mean the destruction of Western knowledge, but it’s decentring. Such knowledge should become one way of knowing rather than the only way.
Traditional knowledge that drives indigenous communities’ innovation in agriculture, medicine and conservation is not protected by existing international law.
The essence of Ubuntu can best be found in Africa’s informal economies. They are not dependent on western shareholders or donations, and certainly not subject to western management education.
How scientists and corporations are plundering the developing world for new substances.
If we’re serious about closing the gap in Indigenous education, our new research shows the value of building better bridges into universities and vocational education.
The informal economy in sub-Saharan Africa is largely marginalised despite its significant contribution to employment and GDP.
There are valuable and authentic wisdom traditions in all cultures. How can indigenous knowledge be woven into the existing science curriculum?
Genetics and linguistics show Aboriginal people spread iconic boab trees around north west Australia.
NSW Nationals’ leader Troy Grant has broken new ground by speaking Wiradjuri in parliament and at his party’s election launch – and it reflects a growing Indigenous language revival in NSW.
Indigenous Australian practices, honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we look at different aspects of First Australians’ traditional life and…
Indigenous Australian practices, honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we look at different aspects of First Australians’ traditional life and…
Indigenous Australian practices, developed and honed over thousands of years, weave science with storytelling. In this Indigenous science series, we’ll look at different aspects of First Australians’ traditional…
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Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
