One of the famous educational reformers, John Dewey, stressed in his book, ‘Experience and education’, that education should be about learning the knowledge, skills and resources necessary to address problems.
Opinions
Opinion – Inclusive education essential for persons with disabilities
The National Day of People with Disability is celebrated in Namibia on 10 June. A day that commemorates, celebrates, and focuses on a very underserved community in Namibia.
Opinion – Climate change now threatens every aspect of human life
Left unchecked, humans and nature will experience catastrophic warming, with worsening droughts, rising sea levels and mass extinction of species. The world faces a huge challenge, but there are potential solutions.
Opinion- Recognising the vital role of school librarians
School information centres (libraries) are not highly regarded by the government and the ministry of education in Namibia.
Opinion – Are we ready to implement access to information legislation?
Parliament has passed the Access to Information bill into law, which was gazetted on 28 December 2022. Namibia joins 25 African countries with access to information laws.
Opinion – Climate change, child rights and intergenerational justice
The effects of human-made climate change are a major issue for scientists, researchers and policy-makers alike.
Opinion – Shark Island: The first world’s death camp
This article seeks to contextualise the events that happened from 1904 to April 1907 at the death camp on Shark Island; which is a small peninsula neighbouring the coastal town of !Nami≠Nûs or Lüderitzbucht.
Opinion – Open letter to fellow Namibians (Part1)
In 1903, the Pan African scholar, William EB Du Bois prophetically remarked: “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the colour line.”
Opinion – Contextualising SDGs in Namibia (Part 1)
Leaders have started to take social development goals and environmental social and governance goals seriously.
Opinion – Professors are creators of knowledge
Professorial lectures are the backbone of academic life in any university. On Tuesday this week, Professor Catherine Nengomasha, an information science professor in the Faculty of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Namibia, delivered her inaugural professorial lecturer at the institution.