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Education and Independence : Education in South Africa, 1658-1988 (Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies)
Education and Independence Education in South Africa 16581988 - Contributions in Afro-American and African Studies Author:Simphiwe A. Hlatshwayo Public education can be one of the most powerful tools at the disposal of a government wanting to maintain power, as it is the realm in which children are taught the social values and norms that will sustain the culture when they become adults. In South Africa, education was kept separate, unequal, and decidedly undemocratic, and as Hlatshwayo e... more »xplains, it was used specifically to preserve and perpetuate inequality. In a work designed for historians and education professionals alike, he examines the tumultuous and highly politicized history of South African education and evaluates the prospects for its hopefully nonracialized future.« less