South African Academics' Lived Experiences of Decolonisation, 2016-2024

A 2024 qualitative systematic review synthesizes 33 journal articles and five book chapters published between 2016 and 2024. The study explores the lived experiences of social science academics in South Africa regarding decolonisation, identifying four main themes and ten subthemes. It was authored by Marolet Botha and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze perceived barriers to decolonisation based on the experiences of social science academics mentioned in the description
• Identify strategies for decolonisation based on the methods employed by academics described in the study
• Study institutional accountability needs based on the broader implications for transformation highlighted in the findings
• Explore transdisciplinary collaboration opportunities based on the critical needs identified in the review

Strengths

• Synthesizes findings from 38 distinct sources (33 articles, 5 book chapters)
• Covers a defined time range of publications from 2016 to 2024
• Structured around four main themes and ten subthemes, suggesting organized analysis

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is small (569.4 KB), indicating limited scope and likely a summary of findings rather than raw qualitative data

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Qualitative systematic review of published literature

Time Range

2016-2024

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-27 14:27:17; freshness should be verified

Geography

South Africa