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The Transformation of South Afric

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The Transformation of South Afric

Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject Economics - Case Scenarios, grade: 1,3 (A), Stellenbosch Universitiy (Faculty of Economics), course: Modern Economic Systems, 25 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: In South Africa the transformation of higher education is part of the broad political and socio-economic transition to democracy characterising the country and its people. The transformation of higher education is not only a comprehensive process, but also a radical one. Furthermore, it is a precipitous process - almost daily are shifts of emphasis and new issues which dominate the higher education debate. In the second chapter this paper will give an insight in the South Africa's system of higher education during apartheid with a special focus on the role that the state played , as this makes clear the reason for any transformation. When discussing the transformation of South Africa's higher education system, the first item of business involves changing the racial complexion of university student and staff profiles. Therefore it is necessary to discuss access policies for students and affirmative action programmes concerning staff policies. In the fourth chapter future perspectives, such as distance learning programmes, and challenges will be considered that universities in South Africa are facing nowadays. The centre of attention are the miscellaneous influences on the higher education system. Finally, this paper will make clear the importance for South African higher education institutions to develop a multi-dimensional view of diversity. [...]

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Released March 20, 2011
ISBN13 9783640866236
Publishers GRIN Verlag
Pages 28
Dimensions 138 × 2 × 213 mm   ·   45 g
Language English  

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