Decolonisation of the Curriculum: An Evaluation of Higher Education Qualifications Registered on the National Qualifications Framework

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10.2991/978-94-6463-630-7_11How to use a DOI?

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Decolonisation; curriculum; qualifications; Africanisation; Afrocentric

Abstract

The notion of decolonising the curriculum started in 2015/2016 when the #FeesMustfall movement started and has been at the center of higher education discourse in South Africa. Research papers interrogate conceptions of decolonisation, inclusive curriculum and the decolonisation of the curriculum. Numerous challenges were highlighted by these researchers in developing a more inclusive curriculum to address the decolonisation of the curriculum. The challenges relating to a decolonised inclusive curriculum includes what should be taught, who should teach, who is taught, and the relevance of the curriculum to the world of work that should include prescribed learning, culture and values. An analysis of qualifications registered on the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework provides insights whether higher education institutions address the decolonisation of the curriculum. All higher education institutions are required to submit their programmes for accreditation to the Council on Higher Education who, as the Quality Council for higher education qualifications, recommends the qualifications for registration on the National Qualifications Framework. This paper provides an analysis of whether qualifications registered on the National Qualifications Framework address the concept of decolonisation of the curriculum.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Japie Nel
AU  - Caroline Eva
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/31
TI  - Decolonisation of the Curriculum: An Evaluation of Higher Education Qualifications Registered on the National Qualifications Framework
BT  - Proceedings of the Focus Conference (TFC 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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EP  - 215
SN  - 2667-128X
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