FRUITS OF DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION IN A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY IN 1998: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CAPETOWN
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ABSTRACT. This article is based on a doctoral study of educational change in the School of Education (SOE) of the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa. It is an exploration of "a moment in time" that bore witness to institutional and human transformation in South African higher education. This transformation involved a development from the late nineteenth century colonization by Britain, through the Apartheid era, and finally to the time of the historic democratic election in 1994. The research examines how the post-apartheid era changed the university context and culture, as well as ways in which social relationships and student experience were transformed. This text, the first of three, analyses change from the viewpoint of the student group respondents of the study. Other articles will focus on the teachers and administrators' perspectives. LES FRUITS DE LA TRANSFORMATION DÉMOCRATIQUE DE L'ÉDUCATION DANS UNE UNIVERSITÉ SUD-AFRICAINE EN 1998 : PERSPECTIVES DES ÉTUDIANTS DE LA SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN RÉSUMÉ. Cet article se fonde sur une étude de la réforme de l'éducation à la School of Education (SOE) de l'University of Cape Town (UCT), en Afrique du Sud. Il explore un « moment précis» qui témoigne de la transformation institutionnelle et humaine dans le monde de l'éducation supérieure de l'Afrique du Sud. La transformation s'est amorcée à la colonisation britannique de la fin du dix-neuvième siècle, a passé par l'ère de l'apartheid pour finir à l'époque de l'historique élection démocratique de 1994. La recherche examine comment l'ère postapartheid a changé le contexte et la culture universitaires ainsi que la manière dont les relations sociales et l'expérience des étudiants ont été transformées. Ce texte, le premier de trois, analyse le changement du point de vue des étudiants qui ont répondu à l'étude. D'autres articles se concentreront sur les points de vue des enseignants et des administrateurs.Downloads
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2004-09-01
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Taylor, P. (2004). FRUITS OF DEMOCRATIC TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION IN A SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY IN 1998: PERSPECTIVES OF STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF CAPETOWN. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 39(003). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/8757
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