Ubuntu among the ‘born frees’: Exploring the transmission of social values through community engagement in South Africa
Ubuntu among the ‘born frees’: Exploring the transmission of social values through community engagement in South Africa
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Ubuntu 是“天生自由者”之一：通过南非的社区参与探索社会价值观的传播
作者：
Stephanie Blickfeldt Willmore;Randal D. Day;J. Roby;S. Maistry
Ubuntu最近被采纳为2020-2030年全球社会工作议程的第一个主题，但几乎没有研究可以探索它如何在社区中传播和实施。作者介绍了在南非的一个学术环境中进行的一项定性研究的结果，在那里，30名‘天生自由’的年轻人讨论了Ubuntu的传播。学生们似乎接受了Ubuntu的整体原则；然而，经济、社会和文化压力被证明是其实际应用的障碍。讨论了通过服务学习使社区参与作为加强Ubuntu的一种手段的影响。
Ubuntu was recently adopted as the first theme for the 2020–2030 global agenda for social work, and yet little research is available to explore how it is transmitted and implemented in communities. The authors present findings of a qualitative study conducted in an academic setting in South Africa, where the transmission of Ubuntu was discussed among 30 young adult ‘born frees’. Students seemed to embrace principles of Ubuntu as a whole; however, economic, social and cultural strains are documented as obstacles to its pragmatic application. Implications of community engagement through service learning as a means of strengthening Ubuntu are discussed.