The (im)possibilities of teaching-learning freedom

  • Anne Becker NWU Potchefstroom
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20853/29-5-521

Abstract

Twenty years after a free and democratic South Africa was constituted, it seems as if South Africans are still in limbo. In this article I explore the essence of freedom as conceptualised by Arendt (1958, 1966; 1900; 2006) and the (im)possibilities of teaching-learning freedom towards continual new beginnings. Freedom and new beginnings are actualised when humans speak and act in equal difference. The possibilities of teaching-learning freedom rely on the acknowledgement of both the burden and the power of freedom and in unexpected acts of compassion and forgiveness in the teacher:child relationship. Using a phenomenological approach I explore qualitative data from the research project Human Rights Literacy: A quest for meaning (Roux, 2012) to explore the (im)possibilities of teaching-learning freedom.
Published
2016-01-14
How to Cite
Becker, Anne. 2016. “The (im)possibilities of Teaching-Learning Freedom”. South African Journal of Higher Education 29 (5). https://doi.org/10.20853/29-5-521.
Issue
Vol. 29 No. 5 (2015)
Section
General Articles

Copyright (c) 2016 Anne Becker

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