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The ubuntu paradigm in curriculum work, language of instruction and assessment
- Source :
- International Review of Education. 62:29-44
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.
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Abstract
- This article discusses the concept “ubuntu”, an African worldview rooted in the communal character of African life. Some of the same thinking can, however, be found in various Eurasian and Latin-American philosophies. The concept “ubuntu” is also used in language planning: here, the question of language of instruction is discussed through an ubuntu paradigm. The article focuses on policies regarding language in education, both at the micro-level, where translanguaging and code-switching are central, and at the macro-level, where Prestige Planning is discussed. The assessment practices taking place in schools are also looked at through an ubuntu lens. How far is it possible for developing countries to adhere to an education policy based on their own values when they have to participate in tests like Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for Development?
- Subjects :
- 060201 languages & linguistics
Translanguaging
Prestige
05 social sciences
Languages of Africa
050301 education
06 humanities and the arts
Education
Language planning
0602 languages and literature
Pedagogy
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Sociology
Education policy
Philosophy of education
0503 education
Curriculum
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15730638 and 00208566
- Volume :
- 62
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International Review of Education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........fb360676e3235e3e7386df5b65a6959f