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Old Symbols for New Journeys: Re-Imagining Transdisciplinary Collaboration for Learning and Transformative Practice in Education

Authors:	Merna Meyer Robert Balfour

Institution:	1. North-West University, South Africamerna.meyer@nwu.ac.zahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-6024;3. North-West University, South Africa, robert.balfour@nwu.ac.zahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3845-4580

Abstract:	Abstract The community engagement project described in this article took the form of the re-invention and re-interpretation of a historic symbol (Diana the elephant) on the Potchefstroom Campus of North-West University (NWU), South Africa. In 2015, the Faculty of Education Sciences invited staff and students to reinterpret the elephant (a symbol of education, longevity, wisdom, care, stamina, memory) in a new and more multicultural, multilingual, inclusive and environmentally conscious South Africa. The participatory process described, and the related outcomes, involved learning by students and academics across disciplines (the conceptualisation, design, engineering and creation of the structure) and collaboration between academics, children and adults from the community, all with a strong servicelearning dimension in relation to teacher education.

Keywords:	art-based practices community education intersectionality service-learning transdisciplinarity transformation