Frequent Question: What Is Ubuntu Based Pedagogy?

Ubuntu (oo-boon-too) Pedagogy is a humanistic approach to engaging and empowering students ‘active learning’. It is grounded in the belief that all students are humans who can excel in their academics if their humanity is placed front and center of their learning (Ukpokodu 2016, p. 154).

What does Ubuntu mean in your practice as a teacher?

Ubuntu, in this sense, embodies the concept of mutual understanding and the active appreciation of the value of human difference. Ubuntu includes values such as love, tolerance, peace and compassion.

What is Ubuntu humanness in education?

20th Mar, 2015. Baken Lefa. Cape Peninsula University of Technology. In our schools we say the School outcomes or objectives of the school are influenced by Ubuntu personality values such as caring,forgiveness,sharing,equality,sympathy,empathy,compassion,respect,tolerance,humanness and harmony for others.