1st Edition

Voices of Conflict Desegregating South African Universities

By Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela Copyright 2000
202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

202 Pages
by Routledge

The South African higher education system has historically been characterized by racial and gender inequities inherited from the discriminatory policies of the apartheid era. Emerging from a higher education history plagued with deeply entrenched racial disparities, Voices of Conflict examines how academic programs and structures at the historically white universities have responded to the... Read more
Series Editor's Foreward Preface Acknowledgments Tables and Figures Chapter 1 Divergent Voices and Visions Chapter 2 Education Policy in Historical Context Chapter 3 Evolution of Admissions Policies Chapter 4 Student Voices: Attitudes, Perceptions, and Insights Chapter 5 Worlds Apart: Faculty Perceptions and Realities Chapter 6 Revolving Door: Faculty Recruitment Programs Chapter 7 Summary and Policy Recommendations Appendix: Research Methods References Index

Biography

Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela received hes Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is a professor at Michigan State University.