ESC3701 Assignment 3
(COMPLETE ANSWERS)
, ADDENDUM A
STUDENT DECLARATION FORM
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATINS
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA
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1. I understand what plagiarism entails and am aware of the University's policy in this
regard.
2. I declare that this assignment is my original work. Where I use someone else's work,
whether a printed source, the Internet, or any other source, I give the proper
acknowledgment and include a complete reference list.
3. I did not use another current or previous student's work, submitting it as my own.
4. I did not allow and will not allow anyone to copy my work to submit it as their work.
Signature_______________________________ Date: 25/06/2022
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, Question 1 3.1
The concepts and structures of ubuntu philosophy have been debated by several
African philosophers and scholars (Ngubane and Makua, 2021). To begin with, they
all agree that translating the notion of ubuntu into English is difficult because there is
no similar meaning (Ngubane and Makua, 2021). These scholars also agree that the
notion of ubuntu loses its essence and actual meaning upon translation into English
(Ngubane and Makua, 2021). Although the word “ubuntu” is most often associated
with South African Nguni languages, it is used in a variety of Bantu languages
throughout sub-Saharan Africa (Ngubane and Makua, 2021). This essay aims to
highlight the concept of ubuntu, the incorporation of ubuntu as an African philosophy
of education in the classroom practice, the incorporation of ubuntu as an African
philosophy of education in the life of the school in general and in the life of a person in
general.
Ubuntu
The Nguni language family, which includes the South African languages Zulu, Xhosa,
Swati, and Ndebele, is where the word “ubuntu” originates (Mutwarasibo and Iken,
2019). The concept of ubuntu is expressed in a variety of ways throughout Africa, but
the term “ubuntu” was first used widely in South Africa (Mutwarasibo and Iken, 2019).
During the period when white minority rule in Zimbabwe and South Africa was being
replaced by black majority rule, this concept gained particular importance
(Mutwarasibo and Iken, 2019). Ubuntu has a number of guiding values, including a
spirit of unconditional African collaborative participation, solidarity, acceptance,
dignity, stewardship, compassion and care, hospitality, and legitimacy (Mutwarasibo
and Iken, 2019).
“Umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu”, an African proverb (Banda, 2019). In African
communities, a person is incomplete without the group, and the collective does not
have a higher status than the individual (Ngubane and Makua, 2021). Ubuntu's core
value is equity (Ngubane and Makua, 2021). Ubuntu concept provides traditional
education for indigenous people, socialising them to respect one another, be
accountable for themselves and others, and coexist (Ngubane and Makua, 2021).
Indigenous societies relied on one another to efficiently survive to endure hard
environmental conditions, which was a crucial component of their way of life (Ngubane
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