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The Philosophy of Ubuntu and Education in South Africa

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Part of the book series: Moral Development and Citizenship Education ((MORA))

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Education which was a site of struggle during apartheid has become a site of transformation (at least at the level of policy) in post-apartheid South Africa. Following the democratic elections in 1994, a myriad of policies were developed (including education ones) signalling widespread changes to the education system. The changes are associated with challenges presented by a rapidly changing and globally interconnected world on the one hand, and on the other hand, the restoration, rejuvenation and reimagining of traditional values that had become eroded during the colonial and apartheid periods.

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  1. Faculty of Education, Stellenbosch University, South Africa

    Lesley Le Grange

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  1. University of Humanistic Studies Utrecht/ University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Wiel Veugelers

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Grange, L.L. (2011). The Philosophy of Ubuntu and Education in South Africa. In: Veugelers, W. (eds) Education and Humanism. Moral Development and Citizenship Education. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-577-2_5

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