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Xenophobia and the end of ontological ubuntu
Acta Academica, 2022 A central notion of Ubuntu depicts it as a philosophy unique to African affinity and views Africans as communalistic and Westerners as individualistic.
Peter Sule
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African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies, 2023 This paper reviews the philosophical foundations of Unhu/Ubuntu in the Zimbabwean education system. The Zimbabwean curriculum underwent a comprehensive paradigm shift from a Western philosophy to an ancient indigenous philosophy of Unhu/Ubuntu.
Alice Dhliwayo, Thuthukile Jita
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Using indigenous games and knowledge to decolonise the school curriculum: Ubuntu perspectives
Perspectives in Education, 2019 This paper foregrounds the value of the inclusion of Ubuntu philosophy in the school curriculum using indigenous games. There has been increased interest emanating from the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in the inclusion of Ubuntu philosophy in the
Sabelo Abednego Nxumalo +1 more
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Intersection of Ubuntu pedagogy and social justice: Transforming South African higher education
Transformation in Higher Education, 2021 Background: Universities, globally, and in South Africa, continue to be confronted with demands for transformation, humanisation of pedagogical practices and to embrace social justice.
Nomalungelo I. Ngubane, Manyane J. Makua
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Ubuntu’s business edge: a systematic literature review and future directives
Journal of the Academy of Business and Emerging Markets, 2023 This systematic literature review explored the application of Ubuntu, an African philosophy, in business contexts. Ubuntu has been increasingly recognized for its potential to advance positive outcomes in various settings.
Mpumelelo Longweni, Lerato E. Mdaka
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Ubuntu in South Africa: Hopes and disappointments – a pedagogical perspective
Perspectives in Education, 2021 The indigenous sub-Saharan African philosophy of ubuntu that comes down to the expression: “I am a human being because of being with other human beings”, developed over centuries.
Johannes (Hannes) van der Walt +1 more
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Living Ubuntu: the struggles of Abahlali Base Mjondolo as an African philosophy in the making
SOTL in the South, 2020 What does it mean to engage in a philosophy of struggle and emancipation in our South African context? As part of my MA research I took an internship with Abahlali BaseMjondolo, a shack dwellers’ movement whose office is based in central Durban.
Motlatsi Khosi
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Ubuntu: A countermeasure for challenges of child-rearing [PDF]
Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022 The research examines the contributions of the African Indigenous Knowledge System and, more precisely, the African traditional philosophy of community or Ubuntu as a countermeasure against the challenges of child-rearing in a changing society.
Rev. Jacob Mokhutso
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Deconstructing psychological implications of student unrest among university students through Ubuntu
International Journal of Educational Research Open, 2022 Observation and literature confirm that students are increasingly speaking out on the issues that matter to them in the form of protest and unrest. While this commitment to social injustice is admirable, it also takes a toll on students, leading to ...
Bunmi Isaiah Omodan
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The Ubuntu Principle in the Internal and Foreign Policy of South Africa
African Journal of Inter-Multidisciplinary Studies, 2023 This article discusses the peculiar features of South Africa’s foreign policy, which became the fifth member of BRICS in 2011. The decision for South Africa’s accession to BRICS was based on the principles of the country's foreign policy; facilitating ...
Ekaterina Emelianenko
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