{"id":5598,"date":"2025-06-20T09:10:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T09:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/azibuyele-emasisweni-exploring-the-discourse-of-ubuntu-philosophy-in-social-work-education-and-practice\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T06:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T06:17:07","slug":"azibuyele-emasisweni-exploring-the-discourse-of-ubuntu-philosophy-in-social-work-education-and-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ijssass.com\/journal\/azibuyele-emasisweni-exploring-the-discourse-of-ubuntu-philosophy-in-social-work-education-and-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Azibuyele emasisweni: Exploring the discourse of Ubuntu philosophy in social work education and practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: <strong>Azibuyele emasisweni: Exploring the discourse of Ubuntu philosophy in social work education and practice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Original Article Link: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ajsw\/article\/view\/255357' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download PDF: <a href='https:\/\/www.ajol.info\/index.php\/ajsw\/article\/download\/255357\/241276' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Click Here to Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Abstract<\/h2>\n<p>Ubuntu philosophy represents the moral and ethical principle of social justice, empowerment and liberation. Social work focuses on humanity and harmony in people\u2019s existence through the collective frameworks of equality, inclusivity and justice for all. This suggest that, the interconnectedness of people and things and value for humanity that is appreciated by Ubuntu is the Afrocentric worldview to be adopted in programmes such as social work. This is to ensure that all people\u2019s identities are included in transformation and development. But social work educators and students need to understand this philosophy and discover ways for practical implanting its principles in practice. This article explores the principles of ubuntu philosophy and how they can be adopted in social work education and practice. Acknowledging the aftermaths of colonialism and apartheid which destroyed the African principle of oneness and togetherness not only in South Africa but in a winder African continent, Social Workers are called to restore the dignity of Africa and Africans through ubuntu philosophy. Concepts of ubuntu, isintu, and respect are discussed as the guiding standards for education in social work and service delivery during practice. \u2018Azibuyele Emasizweni\u2019 is thus a call for decolonial transformation in Social Work education and practice.<\/p>\n<h2>Authors<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Thembelihle B. MAKHANYA (PhD, University of KwaZulu Natal, Department of Social Work, South Africa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Keywords<\/h2>\n<p>Azibuyele emasisweni, education, isintu, practice, Ubuntu, Social Work, South Africa<\/p>\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<p>References not available for this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This article was originally published as: Azibuyele emasisweni: Exploring the discourse of Ubuntu philosophy in social work education and practice&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124],"tags":[2236],"class_list":["post-5598","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles","tag-azibuyele-emasisweni-education-isintu-practice-ubuntu-social-work-south-africa","wpcat-124-id"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Azibuyele emasisweni: Exploring the discourse of Ubuntu philosophy in social work education and practice - 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