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Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access
This study aims to investigate the similarities between decolonisation in higher education and Open Access (OA). This study was motivated by South African students united under the #FMF (#FeesMustFall) movement who revolted against colonised higher education system, restricted access to higher educa...
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| author | Radebe, Khawulile Ednah |
| author2 | Higgs, Richard |
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| description | This study aims to investigate the similarities between decolonisation in higher education and Open Access (OA). This study was motivated by South African students united under the #FMF (#FeesMustFall) movement who revolted against colonised higher education system, restricted access to higher education, colonised curriculum, outsourcing, and higher education fee increases. Students held enraged protests against the government system, citing the little development in universities in the two decades since South Africa became a constitutionally free and democratic country. The researcher aims to find ways in which OA can contribute to solving some of the issues that were brought forward during the #FMF protests. This qualitative study is situated in a transformative research paradigm. The challenges in OA and OA publishing identified in the literature review and informed by social justice theory were used as guidelines to formulate appropriate research questions. Data was collected using snowball sampling from the #FMF activists, staff and students from three South African universities, namely: Rhodes University, University of Cape Town (UCT) and Nelson Mandela university. Findings show that there are definite similarities between the objectives of OA and #FMF movements, however neither movement was readily aware of similarities, thus there has been no open communication between the stakeholders of the movements to engage and support one another in fulfilling their mutual objectives. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/36919 Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access Radebe, Khawulile Ednah Higgs, Richard information studies This study aims to investigate the similarities between decolonisation in higher education and Open Access (OA). This study was motivated by South African students united under the #FMF (#FeesMustFall) movement who revolted against colonised higher education system, restricted access to higher education, colonised curriculum, outsourcing, and higher education fee increases. Students held enraged protests against the government system, citing the little development in universities in the two decades since South Africa became a constitutionally free and democratic country. The researcher aims to find ways in which OA can contribute to solving some of the issues that were brought forward during the #FMF protests. This qualitative study is situated in a transformative research paradigm. The challenges in OA and OA publishing identified in the literature review and informed by social justice theory were used as guidelines to formulate appropriate research questions. Data was collected using snowball sampling from the #FMF activists, staff and students from three South African universities, namely: Rhodes University, University of Cape Town (UCT) and Nelson Mandela university. Findings show that there are definite similarities between the objectives of OA and #FMF movements, however neither movement was readily aware of similarities, thus there has been no open communication between the stakeholders of the movements to engage and support one another in fulfilling their mutual objectives. 2023-02-09T10:27:27Z 2023-02-09T10:27:27Z 2022 2023-02-09T10:26:52Z Master Thesis Masters MLIS http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36919 eng application/pdf Department of Knowledge and Information Stewardship Faculty of Humanities |
| spellingShingle | information studies Radebe, Khawulile Ednah Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| title_full | Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| title_short | Exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| title_sort | exploring the interface between the decolonisation of higher education and open access |
| topic | information studies |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/36919 |
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