A companion for the human and social sciences
Subtitle: 2018 lecture series at the University of Venda
By: organised by Dr R.N Raselekwane ; Professor M.G. Mapaya ; administrative editor, Madimabe Geoff Mapaya
Publisher: Footprint Press
Published: 2019
Place of publication: South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9780639805030
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Higher Education; African languages; Language and languages
Other titles: 2018 Lecture series
Description: "Twenty-five years ago, South Africa used to speak of the white universities on the one side, and the so-called bush universities on the other. The bush universities were, of cause, Black universities. Comparably under resourced, it was inevitable that black universities would lag behind in many respects; with research being one of those areas that was grossly neglected. However, with the new political dispensation, the status quo could not be allowed to continue. Black universities have had to enter the research arena as a way of responding to the clarion call, to enthrone African ways of knowing and also to put right some of the misrepresentations that resulted from skewed academic power relations between the black and the white sectors of our society. Those of us who have been part of the University of Venda longer, are proud of the strides the University has made in teaching, research and community engagement. The University has steadily moved up the ladder of South African universities' ranking in so far as research output is concerned."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Reflections on the road travelled in academia : an autobiographic view; title: Ideological impediments to the African languages developmental path and potential to empower African students and communities; title: Globalisation and competition among universities : possible impact on South African higher education landscape; title: Bantu, the identity of imposition versus Afrikaner, the identity of choice; title: The meaning of higher education for an African child questions and aspirations : round table discussion and status and issue around humanities and social sciences.