Reimagining education: poetics, practices and pedagogies

Abstract

South Africa is a country of challenges, and none more so than when it comes to the education of its children, young people and also its adults. Ours is a country of poor literacy levels, pass rates and poor performance, South Africa, however, is also a country of opportunity, hope and potential. It is in this light that the annual conference of the South African Education Research Association (SAERA) endeavoured to reimagine an education system that can help all of South Africa's people live up to their full academic potential. The deliberations at this conference were founded on the pursuit of educational renewal based on intellectual integrity, rigour and critical illumination.