This website is intended to facilitate public access to my research, writing and thinking about education and society. It is interactive so that you can ask a question or send a speaking request or read an opinion on one or other controversy in education. Most of all, this site is a place for presenting bold ideas and drawing attention to innovative projects in education and development.
Dear Teacher, the fact that a child is not fluent in English says nothing about that child’s intelligence. Are we clear?
Short Bio
Jonathan Jansen is Distinguished Professor of Education at Stellenbosch University and the immediate past President of the Academy of Science of South Africa,
He started his career as a high school Biology teacher in the Cape and holds a PhD from Stanford as well as honorary doctorates from four universities including the University of Edinburgh.
He is the author of the award-winning book, Knowledge in the Blood (Stanford University Press) and his recent books include Corrupted a study of chronic dysfunction in South African universities (2023, Wits University Press), and The decolonization of knowledge (2022, Cambridge University Press).
He was recently inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and will be the Chin Yidan Global Fellow at Harvard University in 2024.