HED4804
ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
DUE: JULY 2025 (MEMO)
, HED4804
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: JULY 2025
Writing an essay on Decolonisation and Africanisation in Education requires a
comprehensive understanding of the concepts involved. Below is a structured
outline to guide you in crafting your
Decolonisation and Africanisation in Education. Reclaiming Epistemic Justice
and Transforming Pedagogies
Decolonisation and Africanisation are big words, but they are about making school fair
for everyone. A long time ago, when other countries ruled over Africa, they made
schools teach only their way of thinking. They ignored the smart ideas and cultures of
African people. This is called coloniality, and it still affects what children learn in school
today. Decolonisation means changing the school system so that it includes African
ways of knowing and doing things. It says we must remember and use the knowledge
that African people had before others came to control them. Africanisation means
bringing African stories, languages, values, and ideas into the classroom. In Unit 8 of
HED4804, it says that every culture has its own way of thinking. African thinking should
be respected and taught in schools. Smart people like Read, Ewert, and Goduka said it
is not right to leave out African knowledge. A scholar named Quijano said that schools
often treat European thinking as the only "true" way, but that’s not fair. Every culture has
something important to teach.
ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
DUE: JULY 2025 (MEMO)
, HED4804
ASSIGNMENT 2 2025
DUE: JULY 2025
Writing an essay on Decolonisation and Africanisation in Education requires a
comprehensive understanding of the concepts involved. Below is a structured
outline to guide you in crafting your
Decolonisation and Africanisation in Education. Reclaiming Epistemic Justice
and Transforming Pedagogies
Decolonisation and Africanisation are big words, but they are about making school fair
for everyone. A long time ago, when other countries ruled over Africa, they made
schools teach only their way of thinking. They ignored the smart ideas and cultures of
African people. This is called coloniality, and it still affects what children learn in school
today. Decolonisation means changing the school system so that it includes African
ways of knowing and doing things. It says we must remember and use the knowledge
that African people had before others came to control them. Africanisation means
bringing African stories, languages, values, and ideas into the classroom. In Unit 8 of
HED4804, it says that every culture has its own way of thinking. African thinking should
be respected and taught in schools. Smart people like Read, Ewert, and Goduka said it
is not right to leave out African knowledge. A scholar named Quijano said that schools
often treat European thinking as the only "true" way, but that’s not fair. Every culture has
something important to teach.
