Deconstructing psychological implications of student unrest among university students through Ubuntu

Abstract

Observation and literature confirm that students are increasingly speaking out on the issues that matter to them in the form of protest and unrest. While this commitment to social injustice is admirable, it also takes a toll on students, leading to stress. This theoretical paper argues that the place of ubuntu philosophy as a practice to mitigate psychological implications of student unrest in university is imminent. This study is located in a transformative paradigm to transform students from the unhealthy psychological implications of student unrest. Conceptual analysis was employed to make sense of ubuntu philosophy as data for this paper. The study concludes that interconnectedness and communality, values and human dignity, and compassionate disposition can ameliorate the psychological implications of student unrest among students with recommendations for universities to intensify ubuntu practices.