Humanising pedagogy: a politico-economic perspective

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dc.contributor.authorLatecka, Ewa
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dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T08:08:38Z
dc.date.available2026-03-17T08:08:38Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.departmentNamePhilosophy & Applied Ethics
dc.description.abstractIn this article I shall reflect on the issue of humanising pedagogy, taking a view that dehumanisation, in general, comes from two kinds of oppression. I shall argue that, apart from oppression of the political type, tertiary education is also a victim of another type of oppression which contributes to its dehumanisation, viz. the oppression exercised by the economic system that South Africa has chosen to adopt after 1994. In the context of these two factors, I shall discuss what humanising pedagogy is, as presented in selected literature. I shall then discuss the political oppression and Freire’s educational solution. Further, I shall present the effect of neoliberal economy on higher education. Finally, I shall, in full circle, go back to the issue of humanising pedagogy and the possible solutions, coming from Freire, but also Fanon, Said, and Bhabha. I shall conclude with a personal reflection on the situation in South Africa and the role it could play in remedying the educational quandary. Ex Africa semper aliquid novi!
dc.facultyFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
dc.identifier.citationLatecka, E. 2023. Humanising pedagogy: a politico-economic perspective. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 55(5), pp.634-651.
dc.identifier.issn1469-5812 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0013-1857 (print)
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2022.2032653
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10530/58963
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dc.issuenumber55 / 5
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dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.pages634 - 651
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.subjectHumanising pedagogy
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectPolitics
dc.subjectNeo-liberalism
dc.titleHumanising pedagogy: a politico-economic perspective
dc.title.journalEducational Philosophy and Theory
dc.typeJournal Article
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