SASUF Goes Digital: 2020 Edition

The aim of the event is to share some tentative findings and early impressions on ‘the Role of Education in Promoting Social Change in South Africa and Sweden’, a SASUF funded project, and to invite participants to join us in a discussion of the role of change agents in general, and the role of education in particular. 
 
Semistructured interviews were carried out in South Africa and Sweden with teachers and learners at high school level on how they view the role of education in relation to contemporary critical issues such as citizenship, inclusive education and environmental sustainability. 
 
During our presentation, we will share examples of teachers and students’ voices on which issues in society they find important and think are vital for a sustainable society in general. We focus on three areas of interest: 1) citizenship and democracy, 2) inclusive education and cultural diversity, and 3) environmental sustainability and climate change. 
 
During the event participants will have an opportunity to share their own experience and reflections regarding activities promoting agency for social change in society. The ambition is to enable small group discussion as well as a general discussion before summarising and looking ahead towards future research. 
 
Keywords: agency for change, citizienship, inclusive education, sustainable development, education