Special Issue: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS ON THE DECOLONISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION CURRICULUM IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH

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Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Theo Gavrielides

Guest editors: Dr Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula, Lufuno Sadiki

ISBN 978-1-80463-081-5

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20138413

Description

About the guest Editors: 

Dr Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminology at the University of the Free State in South Africa. He received his undergraduate degree in Social Sciences, with majors in Criminology and Sociology, followed by an Honours, Masters, and PhD in Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. Between 2016 and 2019, Dr Murhula worked as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Criminology and Forensic Studies at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Dr Lufuno Sadiki is senior lecturer in the Centre of Criminology. She holds a PhD in Criminology from the University of Pretoria. Before joining the centre, she lectured Criminology theory, violent crime, political offences at the University of Pretoria and Victimology, crime prevention and delinquency and juvenile justice system at the University of Venda. Furthermore, she worked at TopicWorx as an analyst, focusing on environmental crime, safety and security in higher education and risk and security in sub-Saharan Africa.

About the Issue

This special issue focuses on decolonising the higher education curriculum by presenting and analysing diverse perspectives from scholars across various disciplines. The main goal is to advance critical discussions by presenting practical implementation strategies from expert scholars. By doing so, this effort aims to contribute to research on curriculum decolonisation in higher education in the Global South and to respond to the urgent need for educational equity and inclusivity, highlighting innovative approaches that challenge traditional teaching methods and promote diverse knowledge systems.

Table of Contents

Editorial by Patrick Bashizi Bashige Murhula and Lufuno Sadiki

Abanigbe, S. A., Olutola, A. A., & Ojike, F. C., (2026). Decolonisation of higher education curriculum in Nigeria: Youth in agriculture as an impetus against food insecurity. Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 9-24, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Mpofu, Z. F. (2026) Restorative justice and decolonial thinking as a pathway to transforming criminology education., Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 25-37, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Ramalepe, L., & Olutola, B. (2026). Decolonisation of teaching and research to address emerging/ re-emerging infectious disease threats in the global epidemiological discourse., Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 38-48, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Oluwakemi, A., Asakitikpi, A., & Murhula, P. B. B. B.(2026). Decolonising higher education in Africa: Centring students’ voices in reform efforts, Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 49-62, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Murhula, P. B. B. B. (2026) Gender Stereotypes in Learning Textbooks: A Decolonial Analysis of Colonial Education in the Global South, Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 63-73, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Alexander-Dullisear, A. (2026). Power, play, possibilities: Exploring gameplay for teaching and learning in the decolonial classroom., Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 74-86, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Ndlovu, A. S., Caluza, M., Mazibuko, N. N., & Twala, C. (2026). Some historical notes towards the politics of language in South African universities: Inclusive education through transformation, Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 87-98, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

Onyango, L. (2026). Fee-free university education in South Africa: The fees must fall movement as a decolonial underpinning, Youth Voice Journal, 16(1), 99-7, ISBN (ONLINE): 978-1-80463-081-5

 

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