Curriculum Digitalization and the Fourth Industrial Revolution: An Assessment of the Prospects and Challenges of South African Education

The shift from traditional paper-based teaching to digital methods has sparked discussions about reshaping and enhancing the curriculum. There has been ongoing debate among scholars about the preparedness of South Africa’s education system for digital teaching and the implications of the fourth indu...

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Published in:	E-Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Main Authors:	Phemelo Olifile Marumo, Thabang Richard Motswaledi, Ikedinma Hope Amoge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Noyam Journals 2025-08-01
Subjects:	curriculum digitalization covid-19 the fourth industrial revolution prospects challenges of the south african education system.
Online Access:	https://noyam.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/EHASS2024597.pdf

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