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This book explores the impact of the socio-historical, political, and economic environment in South Africa, both during and after Apartheid. During this time, the South African education system demonstrated an interest in a specific type of knowledge, which Koopman refers to as ‘a science of government’. This ‘science of government’ leaves the learners with a blurred understanding of science that is disconnected from external nature and human nature, and is presented as a series of abstract concepts and definitions. The book also investigates the dialectical tensions between the science curriculum and the role of the teacher as an active implementer of the curriculum. The book draws on the work of various phenomenological scholars, namely Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Max van Manen to discuss these tensions.

Curriculums (Courses of study). --- Curriculum Studies. --- History of Education. --- Education. --- Education --- Learning & Instruction. --- Curricula. --- History. --- Curriculum planning. --- Education-History. --- Curriculum development --- Instructional systems --- Planning --- Curricula --- Design --- Education—Curricula. --- Learning. --- Instruction. --- Education—History. --- Learning process --- Comprehension --- Core curriculum --- Courses of study --- Curricula (Courses of study) --- Curriculums (Courses of study) --- Schools --- Study, Courses of

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This book offers an important contribution to the field of curriculum studies and higher education by examining the impacts of colonialism and neoliberalism in the South African education system and addressing ways to decolonise curriculum and teaching. Drawing on Pinar's work in curricular theory, the authors call for integrating self-reflective curriculum development into the national curriculum process to promote indigenous education and knowledge.

Education—Curricula. --- Education, Higher. --- Philosophy, African. --- Education—Philosophy. --- Curriculum Studies. --- Higher Education. --- African Philosophy. --- Educational Philosophy. --- Educació superior --- Currículums (Ensenyament) --- República de Sud-àfrica --- Education