RSE 4801
MAY 15, 2025
ASSIGNMENT 1
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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. T
Here is a full reflective essay outline (1800–2000 words) in response to
your assignment question. This version integrates Decolonising
Methodologies by Linda Tuhiwai Smith, and reflects on intervention,
curiosity, courage, justice, and critique, in the South African context.
Title:
Becoming an Exceptional Educational Researcher in South Africa: A
Reflective Journey Towards Decolonised Inquiry
Introduction (approx. 200–250 words)
In a society grappling with historical injustices, deep-rooted inequalities,
and the ongoing effects of colonialism and apartheid, educational