Democratizing Higher Education Policy: Constraints of Reform in Post-Apartheid South Africa

ISBN-13: 9780415974455 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 252 str.

Molatlhegi Trevor Chika Sehoole

Opis

As South Africa moved into a new era of its history, there were major challenges facing the post-apartheid government with regard to the reform of higher education. This book analyzes these challenges, highlighting key constraints in the reform process including: the compromise pact agreed upon between the apartheid government and the ruling African National Congress; the rapidly globalizing environment underpinned by neo-liberal principles within which South Africa's transition took place; shifts in macro-economic policies of government towards neo-liberal policy; the inheritance of the bureaucracy and the inexperience of new government officials. This is the first single authored book in post-apartheid South Africa that has systematically looked at higher education reform, and is presented in a narrative style that combines the author's experience, the voices of key players involved, and important data from a range of documentary sources.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Struggling apartheid education  3. From resistance to reconstruction: preparing to govern  4. Assuming the power of the state  5. Bureaucratic past and democratic future  6. Change commissioned  7. The state assumes control  8. Policy literacy and organisational learning  9. Conclusion

O autorze

M.T. Sehoole is a senior lecturer at the University of Pretoria. His publications include Trade in Educational Services: Reflections on the African South African Higher Education System, How Politics Influence Merger Forms and Outcomes, and South African Journal of Education.