Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape

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dc.contributor.advisorBam-Hutchison, June
dc.contributor.authorPhunguza, Sibongiseni
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-16T10:02:18Z
dc.date.available2026-01-16T10:02:18Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.date.updated2026-01-15T11:47:26Z
dc.description.abstractThe politics of heritage have progressively played a critical role in South African socio-political life since 1994. As an example, heritage institutions have played a major role in re-centring histories that were pushed to the periphery within the decolonisation discourse in post-Apartheid South Africa. Heritage has therefore also been seriously considered in the decolonisation of education in South Africa, especially in teaching History as a subject. This thesis critically analyses the integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory into the FET (grades 10-12) history curriculum, and how this integrated process of knowledge production could contribute towards building an Africa-centric curriculum. It argues that by centering African heritage sites and institutions of memory in knowledge production and education, the FET history curriculum can be radically decolonised and shifted towards indigenous knowledge prioritisation. The thesis explores two aspects in this argument: (1) How could we integrate heritage sites and institutions of memory into the FET history curriculum and (2) how could we teach topics that are covered in the curriculum by using African-informed foundations of research and knowledge production. The thesis argues that these two processes are interdependent and intersectional in nature.
dc.identifier.apacitationPhunguza, S. (2025). <i>Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape</i>. (). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,ASL: African Studies and Linguistics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42588en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationPhunguza, Sibongiseni. <i>"Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape."</i> ., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,ASL: African Studies and Linguistics, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42588en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPhunguza, S. 2025. Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape. . University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,ASL: African Studies and Linguistics. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42588en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Phunguza, Sibongiseni AB - The politics of heritage have progressively played a critical role in South African socio-political life since 1994. As an example, heritage institutions have played a major role in re-centring histories that were pushed to the periphery within the decolonisation discourse in post-Apartheid South Africa. Heritage has therefore also been seriously considered in the decolonisation of education in South Africa, especially in teaching History as a subject. This thesis critically analyses the integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory into the FET (grades 10-12) history curriculum, and how this integrated process of knowledge production could contribute towards building an Africa-centric curriculum. It argues that by centering African heritage sites and institutions of memory in knowledge production and education, the FET history curriculum can be radically decolonised and shifted towards indigenous knowledge prioritisation. The thesis explores two aspects in this argument: (1) How could we integrate heritage sites and institutions of memory into the FET history curriculum and (2) how could we teach topics that are covered in the curriculum by using African-informed foundations of research and knowledge production. The thesis argues that these two processes are interdependent and intersectional in nature. DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Further Education And Training KW - Curriculum KW - South Africa KW - Western Cape KW - Eastern Cape LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2025 T1 - Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape TI - Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42588 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42588
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationPhunguza S. Decolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape. []. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,ASL: African Studies and Linguistics, 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42588en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentASL: African Studies and Linguistics
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanities
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subjectFurther Education And Training
dc.subjectCurriculum
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectWestern Cape
dc.subjectEastern Cape
dc.titleDecolonising and Africanising the Further Education And Training (FET) history curriculum in South Africa (Grades 10-12): integration of heritage sites and institutions of memory in the Western and Eastern Cape
dc.typeThesis / Dissertation
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
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