Apartheid and the Sociopolitical Context of Education in South Africa: A Narrative Account.

Constas, Mark A.

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ERIC Number: EJ549993

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Publication Date: 1997

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Apartheid and the Sociopolitical Context of Education in South Africa: A Narrative Account.

Constas, Mark A.

Teachers College Record, v98 n4 p682-720 Sum 1997

Highlights the recent history of South African education using life histories of two black teachers (one beginning and one experienced) whose careers as students and then teachers evolved against a backdrop of social and political conflict. The article considers ways that selected theories of oppression and resistance explain or fail to explain the teachers' experiences. (SM)

Descriptors: Apartheid, Biographies, Black Students, Black Teachers, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives, Politics of Education, Racial Segregation, Resistance (Psychology), Secondary School Teachers, Social Influences, Teacher Background

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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