From Colonialism to Postcolonialism: Decolonized Social Work Education in South Africa

Autor/inn/en	Van der Westhuizen, Marichen; Dykes, Glynnis; Carelse, Shernaaz
Titel	From Colonialism to Postcolonialism: Decolonized Social Work Education in South Africa
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Work Education, 59 (2023) 3, S.848-854 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Van der Westhuizen, Marichen) ORCID (Dykes, Glynnis) ORCID (Carelse, Shernaaz)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1043-7797
DOI	10.1080/10437797.2021.2019636
Schlagwörter	Colonialism; Postcolonialism; Educational Change; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; African Culture; Self Concept; Foreign Countries; Social Change; Racial Segregation; Higher Education; Social Work; Counselor Training; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kolonialismus; Post colonialism; Postkolonialismus; Bildungsreform; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess; Africa; Culture; Afrika; Kultur; Selbstkonzept; Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Rassentrennung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Soziale Arbeit; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	In a postcolonial context, the influences of South African colonial and apartheid history are still visible, and much has been written about the need to decolonize learning and teaching practices. However, student protest movements point to a general dissatisfaction with the higher education context in a postcolonial and postapartheid society. In an effort to acknowledge this dissatisfaction, this article examines the concepts of colonialism, decolonization and decoloniality, and postcolonialism, and explores how an understanding thereof could contribute to decolonized social work education. Four strategies to employ in decolonized learning and teaching are proposed; namely, creating opportunities for conversations, exploring how we think about colonialism and decolonization, aiming for Africanization, and centralizing African culture and identity within the South African context. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01