Educational change in south africa : reflections on local realities, practices and reforms / Everard Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Everard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--South Africa.

Education.

Education and state--South Africa.

Education and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Sense Publishers, 2008.

Summary:

The literature on Educational Change has been dominated by research published in the established, liberal democracies. This volume examines Educational Change in South Africa, a country undergoing rapid social and political change, and situated geographically, historically and culturally in the South. What are the meanings and processes of change? How do we explain the contours and contexts of change? What has changed? What has remained the same?

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Everard Weber

The Scholarship of Educational Change: / Everard Weber

Why do teachers do what they do? / Newton Stoffels

Assessing curriculum change in underdeveloped contexts: / Annemarie Hattingh

Between stagnation and unrealistic innovation in the science education curriculum: / John Rogan

Fundamental change in mathematics education: / Hayley Barnes

Personal growth and professional development of student teachers through teacher education programmes / Thea De Kock and Johannes Slabbert

Changing student-teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards difference in South African classrooms / Saloshna Vandeyar

Improving teacher education: / Carol van der Westhuizen

Diversity and School Reform: / Patti Silbert

Seeking security: / Chaya Herman

Changing Teachers’ Work at Tshwane High School: / Everard Weber

Community engagement at higher education institutions in South Africa: / Gerda Bender

From antiquity to infancy: / Venitha Pillay

In search of discursive spaces in higher education / Cecelia Jacobs

Organisational change: / Jan Nieuwenhuis

Democratic intent and democratic practice: / Veerle Dieltiens

The impact of finance equity reforms in post-apartheid schooling / Shireen Motala

Educational Change and the Quality Challenge in South African Schooling / Crain Soudien and Dave Gilmour

Index / Everard Weber.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-8790-660-9

OCLC:

311762450

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789087906603 DOI