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Hlatshwayo, Mlamuli Nkosingphile, and Innocentia Alexander. “‘ We’ve Been Taught to Understand That We Don’t Have Anything to Contribute towards Knowledge’: Exploring Academics’ Understanding of Decolonising Curricula in Higher Education.” Journal of Education (University of KwaZulu-Natal), no. 82 (2021): 44–59.

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Doniwen Pietersen, PhD. Associate Professor at the University of South Africa (UNISA), Gauteng, South Africa who teaches and conducts research in philosophy of education. His research interests are on Paulo Freire’s critical pedagogy theory, hermeneutics, feminism, and social justice issues of education and / or in education. He has dealt with topics and subthemes from these sub-research areas. He has a number of academic publications in the aforementioned research areas. Email: epietecd@unisa.ac.za

Stanley Ngobeni is a Senior Lecturer in Educational Foundations at the University of South Africa (UNISA), specializing in educational research, leadership, and management. He is dedicated to advancing education through community engagement and fostering school-community partnerships. He teaches Philosophy of Education, and mentors postgraduate students, and supervises research, while his scholarly work focuses on innovative strategies in school management and collaboration. He participates in both face-to-face and online platforms and conferences addressing critical issues in education. Email: engobest@unisa.ac.za

Thembeka Myende is a lecturer in the College of Education at the university of South Africa. She teaches modules in the area of Sociology of Education and Philosophy of Education. She is currently reading for her doctoral studies. Her research interests are in sexualities and gender (in)equality in education. Email: myendtm@unisa.ac.za

Pietersen, Doniwen, Stanley Taren Ngobeni & Thembeka Myende. “Women (African/Black) in Theological and Education spaces, in search of a Decolonial Philosophical Perspective,“ E-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 10 no.11 (2024): 43-55. https://doi.org/10.38159/erats.202410114