Global South in pursuance of the Global North

Case of rural South African education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

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ID4529850
AuthorsChinaza Uleanya (0000-0002-7732-0905, University of Johannesburg), Kathija Yassim (0009-0009-1805-1061, University of Johannesburg)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue1
Pages140-151
Publication date2023-06-30
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComunicação & Educação (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0104-6829 • E-ISSN: 2316-9125
PublisherUniversidade de Sao Paulo, Agencia USP de Gestao da Informacao Academica (AGUIA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/issn.2316-9125.v28i1p140-151
OpenAlexW4386035602
LanguageEN
References cited8

Nations in the global South tend to embrace ideas, practices, and trends from the global North as the standard. This is in many instances at the expense of their suitability in the current situation and environment of the global South. For instance, issues revolving around the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a typical example. In recent times, the adjustments in the education and other sectors in the Global North to accommodate practices of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are beginning to flood the Global South where many basic and necessary infrastructures are lacking. Issues such as curricular review are being raised and considered, while conferences, workshops, seminars, amongst others are being organized to ensure that learning institutions are positioned to suit the demand of Fourth Industrial Revolution. For instance, coding is fast becoming a major subject to be considered even from primary schools, though not necessarily meeting the local demands

Economic geography · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Global education · Global South · Industrial Revolution · Political science · Education Systems and Policy · Law

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