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RSE4801 Assignment 1
(100% COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 15
May 2025
Course•Research in
Education (RSE4801)
NO PLAGIARISM
[Year]
, Book
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education
Research in Education - RSE4801 Assignment 1 2025 - DUE 15 May
2025 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions.
In this unit, you learnt about what it means to become a researcher in
education. Part of this learning entailed developing understanding of the
nature and purposes of research. Assignment question Given this, you are
required to complete a reflective essay of about 1800 – 2000 words in which
you reflect on what you think (1) makes and/or constitutes an exceptional
educational researcher in a context like South (Africa), and (2) what do you
think will inform and shape your own becoming of an educational researcher.
In answering these questions, you asking expected to draw from the
following ideas and texts: - Decolonising Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples (1999) by Linda Tuhiwai Smith. - Ideas of intervention,
curiosity, courage, justice (be it epistemic, ontological or social), and critique.
Becoming an Educational Researcher in South Africa: A Reflective Essay
Introduction
Becoming an educational researcher is a journey that requires intellectual engagement, ethical
commitment, and a deep understanding of the sociopolitical and historical contexts that shape
knowledge production. In South Africa, where colonial and apartheid legacies continue to
influence education, research cannot be neutral or apolitical. It must serve as an instrument of
transformation, justice, and empowerment. This essay reflects on the qualities and characteristics
that make an exceptional educational researcher within the South African context and examines
the factors that will shape my own development as an educational researcher. Drawing from
Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonising Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (1999)
and concepts such as intervention, curiosity, courage, justice, and critique, I will explore how
these ideas inform my understanding of educational research.
Characteristics of an Exceptional Educational Researcher in South Africa
1. Commitment to Decolonising Knowledge Production
One of the defining features of an exceptional educational researcher in South Africa is the
ability to challenge and deconstruct colonial knowledge systems. Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999)
argues that research has historically been a tool of oppression, reinforcing Eurocentric
epistemologies while marginalising indigenous knowledge systems. In the South African
context, where education has been shaped by colonial and apartheid-era policies, researchers
must actively engage in decolonising methodologies that prioritise local knowledge and lived
experiences. This means moving beyond Western-centric frameworks and embracing African
epistemologies, languages, and ways of knowing.
RSE4801 Assignment 1
(100% COMPLETE
ANSWERS) 2025 - DUE 15
May 2025
Course•Research in
Education (RSE4801)
NO PLAGIARISM
[Year]
, Book
How to Design and Evaluate Research in Education
Research in Education - RSE4801 Assignment 1 2025 - DUE 15 May
2025 ;100 % TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations and Solutions.
In this unit, you learnt about what it means to become a researcher in
education. Part of this learning entailed developing understanding of the
nature and purposes of research. Assignment question Given this, you are
required to complete a reflective essay of about 1800 – 2000 words in which
you reflect on what you think (1) makes and/or constitutes an exceptional
educational researcher in a context like South (Africa), and (2) what do you
think will inform and shape your own becoming of an educational researcher.
In answering these questions, you asking expected to draw from the
following ideas and texts: - Decolonising Methodologies: Research and
Indigenous Peoples (1999) by Linda Tuhiwai Smith. - Ideas of intervention,
curiosity, courage, justice (be it epistemic, ontological or social), and critique.
Becoming an Educational Researcher in South Africa: A Reflective Essay
Introduction
Becoming an educational researcher is a journey that requires intellectual engagement, ethical
commitment, and a deep understanding of the sociopolitical and historical contexts that shape
knowledge production. In South Africa, where colonial and apartheid legacies continue to
influence education, research cannot be neutral or apolitical. It must serve as an instrument of
transformation, justice, and empowerment. This essay reflects on the qualities and characteristics
that make an exceptional educational researcher within the South African context and examines
the factors that will shape my own development as an educational researcher. Drawing from
Linda Tuhiwai Smith’s Decolonising Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples (1999)
and concepts such as intervention, curiosity, courage, justice, and critique, I will explore how
these ideas inform my understanding of educational research.
Characteristics of an Exceptional Educational Researcher in South Africa
1. Commitment to Decolonising Knowledge Production
One of the defining features of an exceptional educational researcher in South Africa is the
ability to challenge and deconstruct colonial knowledge systems. Linda Tuhiwai Smith (1999)
argues that research has historically been a tool of oppression, reinforcing Eurocentric
epistemologies while marginalising indigenous knowledge systems. In the South African
context, where education has been shaped by colonial and apartheid-era policies, researchers
must actively engage in decolonising methodologies that prioritise local knowledge and lived
experiences. This means moving beyond Western-centric frameworks and embracing African
epistemologies, languages, and ways of knowing.
