TY - JOUR
T1 - Theory versus Practice in Planning Education
T2 - The View from South Africa
AU - Denoon-Stevens, S. P.
AU - Andres, L.
AU - Jones, P.
AU - Melgaço, L.
AU - Massey, R.
AU - Nel, V.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the South African National Research Fund under [Grant 105399]; United Kingdom Economic Social Research Council under [Grant ES/P00198X/1].
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - This paper reflects on the ongoing debate between theory and practice in planning, using the example of South Africa. Based on survey responses, it discusses how planning education in South Africa is perceived to prepare students for practice. While we acknowledge that the majority of respondents view their planning education positively, the results reveal challenges regarding the practical application of theory, especially in the case of land-use management. We then respond to calls for contextualised practices of knowing, emphasising the ‘local’ in planning education so that theory and practice can be combined across contexts.
AB - This paper reflects on the ongoing debate between theory and practice in planning, using the example of South Africa. Based on survey responses, it discusses how planning education in South Africa is perceived to prepare students for practice. While we acknowledge that the majority of respondents view their planning education positively, the results reveal challenges regarding the practical application of theory, especially in the case of land-use management. We then respond to calls for contextualised practices of knowing, emphasising the ‘local’ in planning education so that theory and practice can be combined across contexts.
KW - Planning education
KW - planning theory
KW - planning practice
KW - South Africa
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081728108&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/02697459.2020.1735158
DO - 10.1080/02697459.2020.1735158
M3 - Article
VL - 37
SP - 509
EP - 525
JO - Planning Practice and Research
JF - Planning Practice and Research
SN - 0269-7459
IS - 4
ER -
