Women, Economic Development, and Higher Education: Tools in the Reconstruction and Transformation of Post-Apartheid South Africa

ISBN-13: 9783319850757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 252 str.

Diane E. Eynon

Opis

This book is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the intersection, relationship, and connection between higher education, economic development, and gender in post-Apartheid South Africa. In just twenty years, South Africa has rewritten its constitution, restructured its macroeconomic growth and development policies, restructured its higher education system, and made a commitment to provide opportunity for all its citizens, specifically those who have historically been marginalized, women and blacks. Eynon weaves together these unique perspectives to illustrate how these multiple domains map onto women and the critical role they play in the present and future of the country. Gender equality and women's empowerment and education were considered key drivers to South Africa's transformation.

Spis treści

Chapter 1. South Africa Today: Trends and Indicators

Chapter 2. Before the End of Apartheid

Chapter 3. Building the Rainbow Nation

Chapter 4. Two Decades of Economic Growth and Development Policies

Chapter 5. The Present State of Higher Education

Chapter 6. Women and Higher Education: The Successes and Challenges

Chapter 7. Women’s Prospects

Chapter 8. Closing Thoughts on the Future

O autorze

Diane E. Eynon is Senior Fellow and Director of the Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management in the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA.