Studying while black : race, education and emancipation in South African universities / Sharlene Swartz, Alude Mahali, Relebohile Moletsane, Emma Arogundade, Nene Ernest Khalema, Adam Cooper and Candice Groenewald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Swartz, Sharlene, author.

Mahali, Alude, author.

Moletsane, Relebohile, author.

Arogundade, Emma, author.

Khalema, Nene Ernest, author.

Cooper, Adam, 1980- author.

Groenewald, Candice, author.

Contributor:

Human Sciences Research Council, publisher.

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College students.

College students, Black.

South Africa--Race relations.

South Africa.

Race relations.

Universities and colleges--South Africa.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--South Africa.

Education, Higher.

College students, Black--South Africa.

College students--South Africa.

Physical Description:

xii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : HSRC Press, 2018.

Summary:

Between 2013 and 2017, a team of researchers from the Human Sciences Research Council undertook a longitudinal qualitative study that tracked eighty students from eight diverse universities in South Africa and documented their experiences at these higher education institutions.

Contents:

South African students and their struggles: an in-depth view

Participants and their institutions: individuals in context

Navigating race in higher education and beyond

Gender dynamics and (in)equality of experiences

Language and power as structural barriers

Obstacles to access and participation in universities

Students' perspectives and strategies for success

Interventionist research strategies for emancipation

Conclusion: skills and systemic change needed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780796925084

0796925089

OCLC:

1052564558

Publisher Number:

99981800729