Philosophical Adventures in African Higher Education
Cultivating Doctoral Encounters within Democratic Citizenship Education
- 208 pages
- English
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Philosophical Adventures in African Higher Education
Cultivating Doctoral Encounters within Democratic Citizenship Education
About this book
This seminal volume delves into some of the doctoral research and pedagogical experiences within an African higher education context, making a case for the transformative potential of education and the integration of African indigenous philosophies into global educational practices.
Through a collection of vivid narratives, the book situates philosophy of higher education by embodying the doctoral researcher and their initiation into academic life, revealing how doctoral pursuits in African higher education are not simply academic endeavours but deeply philosophical adventures that challenge, critique, and reimagine the role of education in society. Chapters advocate for a dynamic educational system that, rooted in African philosophies, nurtures democratic citizenship, embraces critical engagement, and fosters social justice. A call to action for researchers, students, and policy makers alike to view doctoral research as a powerful catalyst for change, the book offers fresh perspectives on addressing the continent's unique challenges, contributing to a more just and inclusive world.
Ultimately considering the potential of academic research to shape the future of societies, both within Africa and globally, the book will appeal to researchers, academics and postgraduate students involved with the philosophy of education, higher education, and citizenship education, as well as these areas in African contexts specifically.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of editors and contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction: On being adventurous
- 1 A doctoral supervisor in becoming: Some reflections on being initiated into a doctoral adventure
- 2 The use of artificial intelligence to augment student supervision
- 3 Dialectical reasoning and communicative rationality as emancipatory forces in African higher education: A reflection on my doctoral encounters
- 4 Democratic citizenship education and its effects on employability: A reflection of my doctoral encounters
- 5 An analysis of critical thinking skills and its link to democratic citizenship education within the South African chartered accountancy higher educational landscape: A reflection on my doctoral encounter
- 6 Reflections on a doctoral journey in DCE: Deliberative encounters and the transformational potential
- 7 Reflections on an academic voyage: Encounters with a democratic citizenship education praxis
- 8 Democratic citizenship pedagogy as recognition of the student’s situatedness in doctoral supervision
- 9 Reflections on doctoral work in philosophy of education: Narratives in becoming
- 10 Beyond borders: Igniting global citizenship education in doctoral studies in Jordan
- 11 An interpretive analysis of Namibian education policy and its link to citizenship education: A reflection on my doctoral encounters
- Coda The ethical university: From service delivery to development of critical consciousness
- Index