
Voices of Conflict : Desegregating South African Universities.
Title:
Voices of Conflict : Desegregating South African Universities.
Author:
Mabokela, Reitumetse Obakeng.
ISBN:
9780203903506
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (203 pages)
Series:
RoutledgeFalmer Studies in Higher Education
Contents:
Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Tables and Figures -- Divergent Voices and Visions -- Education Policy in Historical Context -- Evolution of Admissions Policies -- Student Voices: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Insights -- Worlds Apart: Faculty Perceptions and Realities -- Revolving Door: Faculty Recruitment Programs -- Summary and Policy Recommendations -- Research Methods -- References -- Index.
Abstract:
The South African higher education system has historically been characterized by racial and gender inequities inherited from the discriminatory policies of the apartheid era. Emerging from a higher education history plagued with deeply entrenched racial disparities, Voices of Conflict examines how academic programs and structures at the historically white universities have responded to the increasing enrollment of black students since the enactment of the Universities Amendment Act in 1983. Dr. Mabokela specifically seeks to understand the perceptions and attitudes of students, faculty, and administrators and to determine how these respective constituents have responded to changes in student demographics. Her study brings to light, with clarity and thoroughness, many too often overlooked and neglected issues in higher education in South Africa.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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