Decolonial approach: culturally responsive leisure education in South Africa
Abstract
This perspective article conceptualizes and presents a rationale and framework for culturally responsive leisure education in university curricula to equip students in the South African (SA) context. SA is a diverse socio-cultural landscape. Leisure education should accommodate and address the cultural realities of university students, preparing them for the societies they are trained to serve. Key positives that emanate from a culturally responsive leisure framework include diversified higher education leisure curricula and authentic connections between leisure education outcomes and societal realities. This article relies on Laenui's decolonization framework and perspectives from scholars on culturally responsive education such as Gay and Ladson-Billings to envision a leisure education framework applicable to SA university contexts.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Recreation
Leisure
Wilderness Management
South African History and Culture
Diversity and Impact of Dance
Publication details
- Journal / source
- World Leisure Journal
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 515–524
- Publication date
- 9 January 2026
- Language
- EN