South Africa and Education
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- Examining the relationship between globalisation and education and training in the automotive industry in South Africa
- S. McGrath / Overseas Development Institute, 2005
- Through an examination of skills development within the South African automotive industry (focusing particularly on the cases of DaimlerChrysler South Africa and BMW South Africa) the author seeks to shed further light on the broader ...
- Measuring gender equality in schools in South Africa
- E. Unterhalter / Institute of Education, University of London, 2004
- This paper discusses methodology issues for measuring gender equality and inequality in South Africa. The author argues that in order to establish a publicly accountable means of assessing levels of gender equality, a complex method i...
- Public-private provision of education in South Africa not up to scratch
- M. Mabizela / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2005
- This study explores public-private partnerships that existed between 2002 and early 2003 in higher education provision in South Africa. In particular, it focuses on three issues: the reasons why and the way in which public-private par...
- Can educational equity be achieved in South Africa?
- E.B. Fiske; H.F. Ladd / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004
- This paper examines South Africa’s efforts to create a racially equitable state education system since apartheid. The paper describes and evaluates the strategies that South African policy makers have taken in areas such as schoo...
- Rural education in South Africa faces many challenges
- Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2005
- This report examines the critical factors that affect rural schooling in South Africa, focusing on the three provinces KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape and Limpopo. The report argues that the historical development, contours and...
- Inequality persists in South Africa’s schools
- F. Yamauchi / International Food Policy Research Institute, 2004
- This paper examines dynamic changes in educational quality and equity differences in the public school system between Black and other racial groups in post-apartheid South Africa, using the ratio of learners to educators (LER) in each...
- Caring for children affected by HIV and AIDS: which approaches work best?
- L. Richter; J. Manegold; R. Pather / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2004
- This report, produced by the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa, reviews the effectiveness of current programmes for children affected by HIV and AIDS. It begins by identifying and defining key groups of vulnerable childr...
- Successful strategies in improving girls' education in Africa
- E. Kane / World Bank, 2004
- This paper focuses on examining strategies that have worked to increase girls’ education in Africa. It highlights international examples, and also discusses what hasn’t worked, as well as making recommendations to various in...
- Increased sexual violence and lack of HIV awareness prevalent in South African pupils
- N. Andersson; A. Ho-Foster; J. Mathis; N. Marokoane; V. Mashiane; S. Mhatre; S. Mitchell; S. Monasta; N. Ngxowa; M. Salcedo; H. Sonnekus / British Medical Journal, 2004
- This study, published in the BMJ, investigates the views of South African school pupils (aged 10 – 19) on sexual violence and on the risk of HIV infection and AIDS, as well as on their experiences of sexual violence. Findings rev...
- Lifelong learning approaches to social exclusion
- P.V. van Hensbroek; H. Schoenmakers / Centre for Development Studies, University of Groningen (RUG), 2004
- This book presents a collection of articles around issues of social exclusion and life long learning in Southern Africa. They argue for a broad view of learning as a way to address social exclusion, marginalisation and forms of histor...
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