Surviving the System: A Critical Appraisal of Some Conventional Wisdoms in Primary Education in South Africa.

Motala, Shireen

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Publication Date: 1995

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Surviving the System: A Critical Appraisal of Some Conventional Wisdoms in Primary Education in South Africa.

Motala, Shireen

Comparative Education, v31 n2 p161-179 Jun 1995

A cohort of 782 Soweto (black South African) students was traced during students' first 4 years of schooling, 1987-90 (apartheid still in effect). Only 55 percent completed second grade in 4 years, but repetition in grade was a much greater problem than dropping out. Discusses postapartheid policy implications for improving educational efficiency and quality. Contains 52 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Black Education, Disadvantaged Environment, Dropouts, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Efficiency, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Grade Repetition, Primary Education

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Information Analyses; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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