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Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review
Dissertation (MA (Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/103269 Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review Wagner, Claire bothamarolet@yahoo.com Botha, Marolet UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Decolonisation Higher education Academics’ perspectives Social sciences Qualitative systematic literature review Dissertation (MA (Psychology))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Academics within higher education play a vital role in furthering the decolonisation agenda but are often faced with marginalisation, undervaluation, and psychological strain. This paper presents a qualitative systematic review of the lived experiences of academics in their attempts to decolonise higher education in South Africa. Drawing from a synthesis of 33 journal articles and five book chapters published between 2016 and 2024, this study explored the lived experiences of social science academics in South Africa. Four main themes with 10 subthemes were generated, including academics’ understanding of decolonisation in higher education in South Africa, lived experiences of social science academics in the decolonisation of higher education in South Africa, perceived barriers to decolonisation as experienced by social science academics, and strategies employed by social science academics for decolonisation. The findings shed light on the challenges, opportunities, and broader implications of decolonisation within higher education, highlighting the critical need for institutional accountability and transdisciplinary collaboration to drive meaningful transformation. Psychology MA (Psychology) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-04: Quality education 2025-07-09T14:52:30Z 2025-07-09T14:52:30Z 2025-09 2024-11 Dissertation * S2025 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103269 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29492048 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29492048 en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Decolonisation Higher education Academics’ perspectives Social sciences Qualitative systematic literature review Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review |
| title | Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review |
| title_full | Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review |
| title_fullStr | Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review |
| title_short | Decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics : a systematic review |
| title_sort | decolonisation efforts in higher education and the lived experiences of social science academics a systematic review |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Decolonisation Higher education Academics’ perspectives Social sciences Qualitative systematic literature review |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/103269 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29492048 https://doi.org/10.25403/UPresearchdata.29492048 |