Tide~ Publications

Towards Ubuntu
~ critical teacher education for democratic citizenship in South Africa and England

Written by ITE tutors for ITE tutors. A comparative exploration of the education system and key citizenship themes found here and in South Africa. Provides a wealth of material for debate and discussion on issues such as race, racism and education; literacy and empowerment; disability and inclusion; conflict resolution and peace.

Ordering and resource details

Sample page from the handbook

Useful articles relating to this resource:

Education, democracy and poverty reduction

Talking about whole school issues to improve inclusion

West Midlands Commission for global citizenship

Interested in this? See also:

80:20 development in an unequal world

Exploring Ubuntu

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Resource details
ISBN-10: 0 948838 85 X
ISBN-13: 978-0-948838-85-9
Price: £13
Contents:
The context
- A brief history of Africa
- Key goals of post-apartheid education
Key dimensions
- The curriculum
- Democratic schools
- Race, racism and education
- Sexual responsibility and citizenship
- Homosexuality and human rights
- Gender violence and democracy
- Disability and inclusion
- Literacy and empowerment
- Environmental education
- Conflict resolution and peace
Teaching controversial issues
This resource has come out of the work of the Tide~ teacher network.
Interested? See Tide~ Opportunities