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Exploring student perspectives and challenges in engaging with decolonization in a private higher education institution in South Africa

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Martins, EstherInscape Education Group

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Design Education Strategy
Interior & Furniture Design
Martins - Exploring student perspectives and challenges in engaging with decolonization.pdf

Decolonisation has gained significant attention within South African public higher education, fuelled greatly by the Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall movements of 2015 and 2016, with many institutions looking to address historical biases and promote a more inclusive curriculum.

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