Present
A focus on lived experience will facilitate the presence of learners as whole selves, in their learning. Embedding learning in a local environment equips students to bring into the classroom what they already know, and test, hone and connect life knowledge with classroom learning. A pedagogy of de-alienation is crucial on the African continent, and in the global south
Grounded in colonial approaches to knowledge production that silenced local knowledges and worldviews, Higher Education remains overwhelmingly a space of marginalisation for many African students.
A focus on lived experience will facilitate the presence of learners as whole selves, in their learning. Embedding learning in a local environment equips students to bring into the classroom what they already know, and test, hone and connect life knowledge with classroom learning.
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Exploring (de)alienation in social movement learning: Case study findings on participant motivation and the role of movement organisations - Joseph E. Sawan, 2013