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Colonialism, apartheid and education: An interview with Professor Crain Soudien

Professor Soudien discusses the legacy of education under colonialism and apartheid and the prospects for decolonising education.

We now move to a consideration of decolonising education studies. In this video we hear from Professor Crain Soudien, Chief Executive Officer of the South African Human Sciences Research Council and Professor of Education at the University of Cape Town. Crain discusses the legacy of education under first colonialism and then apartheid and the prospects for decolonising education in South Africa and other parts of the postcolonial world.

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Decolonising Education: From Theory to Practice

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