Assignment 3
2025 (Answer
Guide) - Due 25
July 2025
QUESTIONS WITH 100%
VERIFIED AND
CERTIFIED ANSWERS.
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HED4805 Assignment 3 2025 (Answer Guide) - Due 25 July 2025
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 (25 marks) ............................................................................................................................. 3
1. Elaborate on the concept “ecology of knowledge” as used in the text, in your own
words. (5 marks) ................................................................................................................................... 3
2. Differentiate between coloniality and colonialism. (10 marks) ........................................... 3
3. Do you think it was prudent and necessary to dissolve the OAU in favour of the AU?
Substantiate your answer. (10 marks) ............................................................................................ 4
Question 2 (25 marks) ............................................................................................................................. 6
1. Explain what you understand by the following: ...................................................................... 6
a. Idea History (5 marks) ................................................................................................................... 6
b. Social History (5 marks) ................................................................................................................ 6
c. Cultural History (5 marks) ............................................................................................................. 7
2. Complete the following task: ........................................................................................................ 7
2.1. As a history teacher and researcher, select a topic for research that relates to
indigenous knowledge. (2 marks) .................................................................................................... 7
2.2. Why is the topic in 2.1 important from the perspective of a decolonised history of
education? (3 marks) ......................................................................................................................... 7
2.3. Provide three data sources from literature on this topic. (5 marks) .................................... 8
Question 3 (25 marks) ............................................................................................................................. 8
Do you agree that there were “research gaps and silences” in the educational history
of South African Muslims? Evaluate these gaps by using appropriate evidence. ............. 8
1. Historical Marginalisation in Official Historiography ................................................................. 8
2. Ignoring the Role of Muslim Communities in Education Development.................................. 9
3. The Impact of Colonial and Apartheid Policies ......................................................................... 9
4. Lack of Scholarly Focus and Academic Interest ..................................................................... 10
5. Recent Efforts to Address the Gaps ......................................................................................... 10
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Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................... 10
Question 4 (25 marks) ........................................................................................................................... 11
4.1.1 Briefly discuss how the three waves of migration led to the formation of the post-
apartheid Muslim community in South Africa. (15 marks) ...................................................... 11
First Wave: The Slave Period (1652–1834) ................................................................................. 11
Second Wave: The Indian Indenture System (1860–1911)....................................................... 11
Third Wave: Post-1940s and Apartheid Period Migration.......................................................... 12
4.1.2 Explain the role played by the Turkish professor, Abu Bakr Effendi, in the
development and promotion of Muslim education in South Africa. (10 marks) ................ 13
Appointment and Arrival .................................................................................................................. 13
Educational Contributions ............................................................................................................... 13
References ............................................................................................................................................... 15