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Reinventing South African Management Students as Stewards of Democratization: A Critical Pedagogy Perspective

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  • Naidoo Rennie

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This paper challenges orthodox higher management education provided in South Africa. The reflections explored here are of a democratic and ethical nature: Democratic as it promotes a more inclusive concept of management education; and ethical because the new principles informing management action should explicitly address the welfare of the disenfranchised. Drawing from Freire’s critical pedagogy, this paper proposes a reorientation of managers as an integral part of citizenship and by implication custodians of our democracy. Five recommendations for future management education are offered: (1) involvement in academic activism, (2) re-presenting ethics as an integral core, (3) promoting ‘flexible’ ideological perspectives (4) engaging in contextually relevant research, and (5) participating in community projects.

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  • Naidoo Rennie, 2013. "Reinventing South African Management Students as Stewards of Democratization: A Critical Pedagogy Perspective," International Journal of Management and Sustainability, Conscientia Beam, vol. 2(9), pages 150-155.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:ijomas:v:2:y:2013:i:9:p:150-155:id:930
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