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