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Yesterday & Today, No 20, December 2018 Yesterday&Today No. 20, December 2018 The Yesterday&Today is a scholarly, peer-reviewed and educationally focused History journal. It is indexed by the South African Department of Higher Education and Training. The journal is currently published in conjunction with The South African Society for History Teaching (SASHT) under the patronage of the North-West University. Open access to the journal is available on the SASHT, the SciELO and the Boloka websites. The Website addresses to find previous and current issues of the Yesterday&Today journal are: http://www.sashtw.org.za AND http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_issues&pid=2223 0386&lng=en&nrm=iso AND http://dspace.nwu.ac.za/handle/10394/5126 Two peer-reviewed issues are annually published. Journal focus and vision Scientific research articles in the following field of research are published (covers 75% of the Journal): History teaching: Refers to research reports dealing with the methodology (didactics) and practice of History teaching. Educational history: The history of any education-related theme is reported. History research: Relates to any historical content or theme, especially represented in the History curricula of Southern Africa. It is recommended that all the contributions should reference to either the GET or the FET or HET curriculum content. A theme of choice should also be linked to ways of HOW to educationally utilise the latter in teaching History in general, and or the classroom in particular. Hands-on articles in the following field of research are published (covers 25% of the Journal): Hands-on reports: Are articles based on authors’ personal experiences/opinions with history within or outside the classroom. Notes to contributors (see template style sheet and reference guidelines on the last pages of this issue) Manuscripts, in English, not exceeding 15 pages (8000 to 10 000 words) in 1.5 spacing and 12pt font should be submitted electronically to the editor as a Microsoft Word attachment. Images (such as photographs, graphics, figures and diagrams) are welcome but the author(s) should secure the copyright of using images not developed by the author. A summary/ abstract in anyone of the official South African languages must be included. Contributors are encouraged to submit articles written in a clear, reader-friendly style. The Editorial accommodate peer reviewed articles and practical hands-on articles. However, it’s only the peer- reviewed articles that are acknowledged by the DHET for being accredited and valid for subsidy purposes. Please note that authors are expected to provide written proof that the language and style of both the abstract and the manuscript were professionally edited before submitting the final approved manuscript to Yesterday&Today. Six to ten keywords should be included in the manuscript. For more information, see the “Template guidelines for writing an article” and “The footnote or Harvard reference methods – some guidelines” on the last pages of the journal. The footnote or Harvard reference methods are prescribed for article contributions to the journal. Also refer to the last pages of this publication and the most recent issue of the journal available on the SASHT’s website: http//www.sashtw.org.za for more information. The use of the correct citation methods and the acknowledgement of all consulted sources is a prerequisite. One complimentary hard copy of an issue will be send to contributory authors of articles. Editor Dr Pieter Warnich (North-West University) Assistant Editor Prof Elize van Eeden (North-West University) Book Review Editor Dr Marshall Maposa (University of KwaZulu Natal) Editorial Advisory Board Prof Elisabeth Erdman (Honorary Chairperson Internationalen Gesellschaft für Geschichtsdidaktik, Germany) Prof Sussane Popp (Chairperson Internationalen Gesellschaft für Geschichtsdidaktik,University of Augsburg, Germany) Prof Terry Haydn (School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia, UK) Prof Xiaoduan Chen (Department of Curriculum and Instruction School of Education, Shaanxi Normal University, China) Prof Joanna M Wojdon (Instytut Historyczny Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego, Wrocław, Poland) Prof Rob Siebörger (University of Cape Town) Prof Arend Carl (University of Stellenbosch) Prof Johan Wassermann (University of Pretoria) Dr Chitja Twala (University of the Free State) Dr Gengs Pillay (Department of Education, KwaZulu Natal) Dr Kate Angier (University of Cape Town) Dr Claudia Gouws (North-West University) Ms Henriette Lubbe (University of South Africa) Ms Rika Odendaal-Kroon (Rand Girls’ School, Johannesburg) Mr Nick Southey (University of South Africa) Ms Dee Gillespie (Jeppe High School for Girls, Johannesburg) Mr Jake Manenzhe (Department of Education, Limpopo Province) Mr Barry Firth (Cape Peninsula University of Technology) Mr Robert Faltermeier (Jeppe High School for Boys, Johannesburg) Mr Gordon Brookbanks (Westerford High School, Cape Town) Ms Michelle Friedman (Sacred Heart College, Johannesburg) Ms Leah Nasson (Herschel Girls’ School, Cape Town) Layout and Publishing Layout & Cover design Yolandi Jordaan: +27 (0)82 553 6463 / Email: [email protected] Printers Bontshi Business Services Pty (Ltd), Wierda Park, Centurion, Pretoria Tel: +27 (0)12 653 7263 Postal address – Yesterday&Today Dr Pieter Warnich Faculty of Education Sciences, School of Human and Social Sciences for Education North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520 Telephone: (018) 299 4728 Email: [email protected] Ms Lebo Serobane (Journal distributor & subscriptions) E-mail: [email protected] Local subscriptions R 400.00 for institutions R200.00 for individual members Overseas subscribers US $60 or GB £40 ISSN 2223-0386 (Print version) ISSN 2309-9003 (Online version) Opinions expressed or conclusions drawn in Yesterday&Today are in the first place those of the authors and should under no circumstances be considered the opinions of the South African Society for History Teaching or the Editorial Board. Contents Editorial I Articles Reville Nussey Difficult relationships: How will compulsary School History and an 1 Ubuntu-based curriculum help nation-building in South Africa? Elize S van Eeden & Pieter Warnich Reflecting the 2018 History Ministerial Task Team Report on 18 compulsory History in South Africa Daniel Ramoroka & Alta Engelbrecht The dialectics of historical empathy as a reflection of historical 46 thinking in South African classrooms Johan Wassermann & Denise Bentrovato Confronting controversial issues in History classrooms: An analysis 72 of pre-service High School teachers’ experiences in post-apartheid South Africa Roland Ndille Our schools our identity: Efforts and challenges in the transformation 91 of the History curriculum in the Anglophone subsystem of education in Cameroon since 1961 Dorothy Kyagaba Sebbowa & Paul Birevu Muyinda The Utilisation of a Mobile Phone Forum on the Winksite application 124 in the teaching and learning of History: A case study of Pre-service Teachers at Makerere University Francois J Cleophas Shaping a decolonised Sport History Curriculum through the 148 national question Peter Kallaway History in popular literature and textbooks for Xhosa schools, 165 1850-1950s Hands-on Articles Juan-Carlo Homan The possibilities of virtual reality-goggles within the teaching and 175 learning of History Book Reviews Gail M Gerhart, Teresa Barnes, Antony Bugg-Levine, Thomas Karis & Nimrod 186 Mkele From protest to challenge: A documentary of African politics in South Africa, 1882-1990. Volume 4, Political Profiles 1882-1990 Vusumuzi Mavimbela B Ndaba, T Owen, M Panyane, R Serumula and J Smith The lackB 187 Consciousness reader Maresole Christina Kgari-Masondo Francois Cleophas Exploring decolonising themes in SA Sport History: 191 Issues and challenges Leepile Motlhaolwa SASHT Conference 2018 195 Keynote Presentation 2018 242 Presidential Speech 2018 245 SASHT Regional Report 2018 248 SASHT Constitution 250 Yesterday&Today reference guidelines 256 Yesterday&Today subscription, 2018-2019 266 Editorial, pp. i-vi Editorial The Editorial Board is excited and pleased to announce that Yesterday&Today is making an increasing impact nationally and internationally. The table below indicates the number of views the journal has enjoyed in the eight leading countries in the world from 2015-2019. It is the vision of Yesterday&Today to stay devoted to cutting-edge research and to inspire, promote and support high quality scholarly work in the reporting of History education matters. Table 1: Statistics of leading countries’ views in September of each year, 2015-2019 Country 2015 2016 2017 2018 Unites States 257 732 955 1018 South Africa 189 374 500 684 Russia 96 175 183 183 Germany 113 169 177 186 China 48 93 97 104 France 53 93 114 130 United Kingdom 45 68 87 90 Canada 16 23 24 25 Total 817 1727 2137 2420 In this last issue of Yesterday&Today for 2018 readers can look forward to a variety of outstanding and well-argued research articles. They cover topics that reflect on the recommendations made by the Ministerial Task Team (MTT) for History to become a compulsory school subject, historical empathy as a reflection of historical thinking, controversial issues in the History classroom, the Cameroonian History curriculum since independence in 1961, the utilisation of technology (a Mobile Phone Forum and Virtual Reality-goggles) in the teaching and learning of History, thoughts on developing and designing a decolonised sport history curriculum
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