HED4806
ASSIGNMENT 2
SEMESTER 1 2025
- ANSWER GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
,HED4806 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2025 - ANSWER GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN
REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A
GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in
your academics.
UNISA, 2025.
Contents
Question 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Question 1(a): Comparative Education (20 marks) .......................................................................... 2
1. Definition of Comparative and International Education (4 marks) .......................................... 2
2. Historical Evolution of Comparative and International Education (8 marks) ........................ 3
3. Value and Purpose of Comparative Education (8 marks) ....................................................... 3
Question 1(b): Tanzania and Education for Self-Reliance (20 marks) .......................................... 4
1. Five Critiques of the Inherited Colonial System of Education (10 marks) ............................. 4
2. Reasons for the Failure of Ujamaa and Education for Self-Reliance (10 marks) ................ 6
Question 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Question 2.1: South Africa – Decolonising the Curriculum (15 marks) ......................................... 7
a) Ways in Which South African Universities Are Decolonising Their Curricula (10 marks) .. 7
b) Was the #FeesMustFall Movement a Success? Justify Your Answer (5 marks) ................ 8
Question 2.2: Curriculum Reform in India (15 marks) ...................................................................... 9
Question 3 ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Question 3.1: Turkey (15 marks) ....................................................................................................... 11
a) Educational Reform Ideas of John Dewey (4 marks)............................................................. 11
b) Purpose of Centralising the Education System in Turkey (2 marks) ................................... 12
c) Objectives of Education According to the Basic Law of National Education (5 marks) .... 12
d) Reasons for Parental Unhappiness Over Education Reforms (4 marks) ........................... 13
Question 3.2(a): Educational Challenges in Chile and South Africa (10 marks) ........................ 13
1. Social Inequality in Education .................................................................................................... 13
2. Educational Reforms ................................................................................................................... 14
Question 4 ................................................................................................................................................. 15
1|Page
, Question 4.1: The Language of Teaching and Learning in Previously Colonised Nations (15
marks) .................................................................................................................................................... 15
a) How Colonisation Determined the Language of Teaching (5 marks) .................................. 15
b) Wa Thiong'o’s Thinking on the Issue of Language (10 marks) ............................................ 16
Question 4.2: Critically discuss the use of a mother tongue as the medium of teaching and
learning in a multicultural or multilingual society. Use your own country as an example. ........ 17
Advantages of Mother Tongue Instruction ................................................................................... 17
Challenges in a Multilingual Society .............................................................................................. 17
Case Study: South Africa ................................................................................................................ 18
Question 5 ................................................................................................................................................. 19
Question 5.1: Higher Education in South Africa (15 marks) .......................................................... 19
a) Four Important Stipulations in the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 (4 marks) .............. 19
b) Higher Education During Apartheid (6 marks) ........................................................................ 19
c) Two Important Policy Reforms After Apartheid (5 marks) ..................................................... 20
Question 5.2 .......................................................................................................................................... 21
a) Five Important Policies That Led to the Reform of Higher Education in South Africa After
1994.................................................................................................................................................... 21
b) Current Views on the Decolonisation of South African Higher Education .......................... 21
References ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Question 1
Question 1(a): Comparative Education (20 marks)
1. Definition of Comparative and International Education (4 marks)
Comparative and International Education (CIE) is a field of study that examines
educational systems, processes, and outcomes across different countries and cultures.
It involves the systematic analysis and comparison of education systems, policies, and
practices to understand their development, challenges, and impact within specific
historical, social, economic, and political contexts. CIE seeks to learn from international
2|Page
ASSIGNMENT 2
SEMESTER 1 2025
- ANSWER GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
,HED4806 ASSIGNMENT 2 SEMESTER 1 2025 - ANSWER GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH 100% VERIFIED AND CERTIFIED ANSWERS. WRITTEN IN
REQUIRED FORMAT AND WITHIN GIVEN GUIDELINES. IT IS GOOD TO USE AS A
GUIDE AND FOR REFERENCE, NEVER PLAGARIZE. Thank you and success in
your academics.
UNISA, 2025.
Contents
Question 1 ................................................................................................................................................... 2
Question 1(a): Comparative Education (20 marks) .......................................................................... 2
1. Definition of Comparative and International Education (4 marks) .......................................... 2
2. Historical Evolution of Comparative and International Education (8 marks) ........................ 3
3. Value and Purpose of Comparative Education (8 marks) ....................................................... 3
Question 1(b): Tanzania and Education for Self-Reliance (20 marks) .......................................... 4
1. Five Critiques of the Inherited Colonial System of Education (10 marks) ............................. 4
2. Reasons for the Failure of Ujamaa and Education for Self-Reliance (10 marks) ................ 6
Question 2 ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Question 2.1: South Africa – Decolonising the Curriculum (15 marks) ......................................... 7
a) Ways in Which South African Universities Are Decolonising Their Curricula (10 marks) .. 7
b) Was the #FeesMustFall Movement a Success? Justify Your Answer (5 marks) ................ 8
Question 2.2: Curriculum Reform in India (15 marks) ...................................................................... 9
Question 3 ................................................................................................................................................. 11
Question 3.1: Turkey (15 marks) ....................................................................................................... 11
a) Educational Reform Ideas of John Dewey (4 marks)............................................................. 11
b) Purpose of Centralising the Education System in Turkey (2 marks) ................................... 12
c) Objectives of Education According to the Basic Law of National Education (5 marks) .... 12
d) Reasons for Parental Unhappiness Over Education Reforms (4 marks) ........................... 13
Question 3.2(a): Educational Challenges in Chile and South Africa (10 marks) ........................ 13
1. Social Inequality in Education .................................................................................................... 13
2. Educational Reforms ................................................................................................................... 14
Question 4 ................................................................................................................................................. 15
1|Page
, Question 4.1: The Language of Teaching and Learning in Previously Colonised Nations (15
marks) .................................................................................................................................................... 15
a) How Colonisation Determined the Language of Teaching (5 marks) .................................. 15
b) Wa Thiong'o’s Thinking on the Issue of Language (10 marks) ............................................ 16
Question 4.2: Critically discuss the use of a mother tongue as the medium of teaching and
learning in a multicultural or multilingual society. Use your own country as an example. ........ 17
Advantages of Mother Tongue Instruction ................................................................................... 17
Challenges in a Multilingual Society .............................................................................................. 17
Case Study: South Africa ................................................................................................................ 18
Question 5 ................................................................................................................................................. 19
Question 5.1: Higher Education in South Africa (15 marks) .......................................................... 19
a) Four Important Stipulations in the Higher Education Act 101 of 1997 (4 marks) .............. 19
b) Higher Education During Apartheid (6 marks) ........................................................................ 19
c) Two Important Policy Reforms After Apartheid (5 marks) ..................................................... 20
Question 5.2 .......................................................................................................................................... 21
a) Five Important Policies That Led to the Reform of Higher Education in South Africa After
1994.................................................................................................................................................... 21
b) Current Views on the Decolonisation of South African Higher Education .......................... 21
References ................................................................................................................................................ 23
Question 1
Question 1(a): Comparative Education (20 marks)
1. Definition of Comparative and International Education (4 marks)
Comparative and International Education (CIE) is a field of study that examines
educational systems, processes, and outcomes across different countries and cultures.
It involves the systematic analysis and comparison of education systems, policies, and
practices to understand their development, challenges, and impact within specific
historical, social, economic, and political contexts. CIE seeks to learn from international
2|Page
