Open for submissions: Special Issue to be published in the South African Journal of Childhood Education

We invite authors to participate in the Special Issue to be published in the South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE), an open-access scholarly journal published by AOSIS.

Title: Interrogating Coloniality in South African Primary Schools

Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2024

Introduction

The South African Journal of Childhood Education (SAJCE) welcomes the submission of original manuscripts, empirical or theoretical, on the theme of Interrogating Coloniality in South African Primary Schools.

Objective

Coloniality, the remnants of colonialism, has shaped our institutions including our teaching and learning practices. Its resilience, persistence, and multiple permutations have resulted in poor schooling experiences, particularly for primary school children who still have to contend with outdated pedagogies with un – or under-qualified teachers, poor learning contexts, limited resources, and limited consideration for their psycho-social well-being.

Discussions about decolonisation and decoloniality are often associated with higher education. However, higher education does not operate in a vacuum. The inequalities that are vocalised at HEI’s in South Africa and elsewhere are structural and epistemic challenges that are rooted in primary education. Education is a continuum, and as such it is also crucial to understand and investigate the tensions that exist within primary schooling to realise whole system transformation.  The burden of race, gender and coloniality still falls heavily on our children and, almost 30 years after ushering in a new democracy, it is important to take stock, of where we have come from and where we are heading. If the PIRLS results are anything to go by, the quality of educational experiences in primary schools is cause for concern and as such remains topical and important.   This issue contributes to debates that seek to decolonize education in South Africa and aims to receive contributions that highlight primary schools as liminal spaces in the context of coloniality.

Recommended topics

This issue will consider contributions relating, but not limited to:

• Teacher education and teacher professional development for primary schooling
• Curriculum development, planning, and implementation
• Language and Literacy Education
• Numeracy and Mathematics Education
• Social Justice and Social Cohesion in South African Primary Schools
• Psycho-social support for primary school children
• Hegemony, Knowledge and Culture in South African Primary Schools
• Foreign learners in South African Primary Schools
• Pluriversal Pedagogies
• Primary Schools as borderlands, third spaces and contact zones

Manuscript Information

Manuscript contributions may consist of the following:

• Manuscript submissions should be in English.
• Authors should include their ORCID ID in the submission.
• Original Research articles must fully comply with the SAJCE guidelines for manuscripts (maximum 8000 words, 60 or fewer references with limited self-referencing; no more than 7 table/Figures).
• Interested authors must consult the journal’s guidelines for manuscript submissions at sajce.co.za/submissionguidelines.

Submission Procedure

To submit your article to the SAJCE, please visit the journal website at sajce.co.za. When you submit the article, select the ‘Original research: Special collection: Coloniality in South African Primary Schools’ as the article type. The submission portal will be accessible on sajce.co.za after login in with your personal user credentials. For more details on the submission procedure, go to sajce.co.za/submission-procedure.

All submissions will undergo anonymous review to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The final decision regarding acceptance/revision/rejection will be based on the reviews received from the reviewers and at the sole discretion of the Editor-in-Chief.

Of course, we will be happy to provide you with any assistance during the submission and application process. Kindly enquire at submissions@sajce.co.za

We would be honoured to receive a positive reply from you and look forward to receiving your article.

All submissions and inquiries should be directed to the attention of:

• Marcina Singh (University of Johannesburg) – email: marcinas@uj.ac.za
• Jonathan Jansen (University of Stellenbosch) – email: jonathanjansen@sun.ac.za

We look forward to partnering with you and unlock knowledge to the world.

Open for submissions: Special Issue to be published in the South African Journal of Childhood Education