The South African Higher Education Transformation Journey: Thirty Years after Democracy, edited by Grace Khunou and Nompumelelo Radebe

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/1947-9417/21721

Keywords:

higher education transformation, African epistemologies, curriculum decolonisation

Author Biographies

Zizhao Xiong, Southwest Forestry University

School of Foreign Languages (International School), Southwest Forestry University

Qiujun Su, Southwest Forestry University

School of Foreign Languages (International School), Southwest Forestry University

Yang Yao, Southwest Forestry University

School of Foreign Languages (International School), Southwest Forestry University

References

DoE (Department of Education). 1996. Green Paper: A Framework for Transformation. Pretoria: Department of Education. https://www.education.gov.za/Portals/0/Documents/Legislation/Green%20Papers/Green%20Paper%20on%20Higher%20Education%20Transformation.pdf?ver=2008-03-05-104602-000.

Idahosa, G. E., and Z. Mkhize. 2021. “Intersectional Experiences of Black South African Female Doctoral Students in STEM: Participation, Success and Retention”. Agenda: Empowering Women for Gender Equity 35 (2): 110–122. https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2021.1919533. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2021.1919533

Mignolo, W. 2009. “Epistemic Disobedience, Independent Thought and De-colonial Freedom”. Theory, Culture and Society 26 (7–8): 159–181. https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276409349275. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0263276409349275

Mkhize, Z. 2023. “Is It Transformation or Reform? The Lived Experiences of African Women Doctoral Students in STEM Disciplines in South African Universities”. Higher Education 86 (3): 637–659. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00918-5. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-022-00918-5

Ndlovu-Gatsheni, S. J. 2018. Epistemic Freedom in Africa: Deprovincialization and Decolonization. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492204. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429492204

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2026-04-21

How to Cite

Xiong, Zizhao, Qiujun Su, and Yang Yao. 2026. “The South African Higher Education Transformation Journey: Thirty Years After Democracy, Edited by Grace Khunou and Nompumelelo Radebe”. Education As Change 30 (April):6 pages. https://doi.org/10.25159/1947-9417/21721.

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