An international conference, October 18-21, 1998 at Michigan State University
- co-sponsored by the South African Universities' Vice Chancellors'
Association, the Committee of Technikon Principals, and the Historically
Disadvantaged Institutions' Forum. Has links to South African higher education
sites. http://matrix.msu.edu/sacapacity/
Site for the Foundation set up in memory of Stanford University graduate,
Amy Biehl, who was killed in South Africa while working with the democracy
movement. Has their Newsletter online,
includes articles, audio files of radio interviews, photographs. http://www.amybiehl.org
Search engine which searches only South African web sites. You can also
use their subject catalogue.
By IS-Commercial of The Internet Solution Group. http://www.ananzi.co.za/
Provides fund-raising for health, education, community development in South
Africa. Dennis and Susan Wadley are co-directors of Bridges of Hope. http://www.bridges-of-hope.org/ or http://www.community-covenant.org/boh/
CHEC is a collaborative project of four tertiary education institutions in the Western Cape of South Africa: the University of Cape Town, University of Stellenbosch, University of the Western Cape and Cape Peninsula University of Technology. http://www.chec.ac.za/
Reports (in Adobe PDF) include Household Survey, Socio Economic Characteristics
of Suburbs, Socio Economic Profile of the Cape Metropolitan Area (includes Educational
standard of the economically active and the level of education of
full-time students and scholars). http://www.capetown.gov.za/reports/default.asp
Links to South African sites for education and training - universities,
seminaries, Bible colleges, short courses etc. Maintained by Steve Hayes
Orthodox Society of St. Nicholas of Japan, Arcadia, South Africa. http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/cecilian/777/
Established in 1996 by the "three dedicated higher distance education
institutions in South Africa - Unisa, Vista University and Technikon SA." http://www.colisa.ac.za/
"Community H.E.A.R.T. (Health Education And Reconstruction
Training), a UK based Registered Charity." Founded by Denis Goldberg
who spent 22 years in prison in South Africa, sentenced at the Rivonia Trial.
Has a book donation project for schools in South Africa, sends
computers to schools, has math, art, nutrition projects. http://www.community-heart.org.uk/
"established in January 2006 to...... improve access to basic education" in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Will analyse policy and practice designed to reduce exclusion. Partners with institutions in Ghana and South Africa. Links to related sites. Based at the Centre for International Education SSE, University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom. http://www.create-rpc.org
Reports by the National Commission on Higher Education appointed by President
Mandela to recommend ways to transform South Africa's higher education system.
Has biographical information on each Commissioner, a searchable database
and links to the Working
Group on Libraries and Information Technology and its report, and a future
organisational and financial model for the health sciences. http://star.hsrc.ac.za/nche.html
Education
Policy Units (University of the Witwatersrand, the University
of Natal-Durban, University of the Western Cape, University of Fort Hare,
and University of Durban-Westville)
"...were formed in the late 1980s as a joint venture of the democratic
education movement led by the National Education Coordinating Committee (NECC)
and a number of South African universities." Has the full text of the EPU
Quarterly Review of Education and Trainingin
South Africafrom Sept.1993. http://www.sn.apc.org/sangonet/education/epu/epu.htm
"established in February 2002 as a joint initiative of the Centre
for Applied Legal Studies and the Education Policy Unit at the University
of the Witwatersrand. The Project assists individuals and communities to
assert and realise their right to basic education." Full text Issue
Papers on School fees, Farm schools, Budgetary and infrastructure
provisioning, the prevention of sexual harassment in schools, and Adult
basic education. Has a Research Report on the right to basic education and
short articles. http://www.erp.org.za/
A nonprofit, which assists poor communities and launched the Youth
Enterprise Society (YES) movement to enable youth (grades 9, 10 and
11) to create their own jobs. Provides business training. http://www.ewet.org.za
Their Partnerships for Development
Models (PDM) "facilitates partnership formation between Local Government,
Private Sector and Civil Society for improved delivery of services and socio-economic
development - strengthening democracy and contributing to good governance
via local economic development."
Seems to be very complete. Has links to all known South African school
web sites. Has the list of email addresses of Southern African schools, (including
schools from Botswana, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe), compiled
by Tim Bouwer which is also posted monthly to the newsgroup za.schools. http://www.school.za/tes/
K-12 classes can locate schools in Africa which
are interested in communicating by e-mail, IRC Chat, in English, French,
Swahili, Afrikaans, and other languages. Based in Easton, Connecticut. http://www.epals.com/
"a consortium / association formed by all the universities and technikons
in KwaZulu-Natal, with the aim of co-ordinating the work of these institutions,
and strengthening Higher Education in the region." http://www.esati.co.za/
"the largest academic consortium in South Africa, currently with a membership
of nine universities and universities of technology in the Gauteng, Limpopo
and North West provinces."
"The Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium (GAELIC) was the first major
initiative of FOTIM..." http://www.fotim.ac.za/
A humorous rendering of current events in Southern Africa by South African
students for young South Africans (16-26). Created by 20-something South
Africans. Includes campus, sports news, how-to guides, travel, entertainment,
education financial aid sources, a chance to spend a day with celebrities
people in the media, politics, or business. Has links to South African higher
education institutions. http://www.gal.co.za/
Includes a short paper on strategies for combating homophobic and heterosexist
discourses in the South African education system and other information. http://www.ru.ac.za/societies/step/
By Joan L. Zaretti. A "Teachers Guide and poster produced by the World
Music Programs of Carnegie Hall and a music CD produced by Wrasse Records.
The two-sided poster includes a map, chronology, information on South Africa's
new constitution and listing of other resources." Hosted on consultant, Richard
Knight's site. http://richardknight.homestead.com/sasounds.html
Hall outlines the similarities and differences in "affirmative action" decisions
in higher education in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Africa.
In the e-journal, Safundi, Vol. 3, No. 1, April 15, 2001. http://www.safundi.com/papers.asp?lop=mhall
Healey, F. Henry - "Policy Dialogue and Policy Reform: Reflections
on the South African Experience"
(Center for International Development, Staff Working Paper. December 1994.
14 p.) Full
text report (in Adobe PDF format) concerning South African education
reform. "Research Triangle Institute (North
Carolina) is an independent, nonprofit organization that serves clients in
government, industry, academia, and public service." http://www.rti.org/cid/publications/Policy_Dialogue-fhh.pdf
Web site for the two-hour PBS documentary
from Blackside, Inc. ("Eyes on the Prize"), which "chronicles the rise
of pro-democracy movements and the expansion of civil society" in Benin,
Nigeria, Rwanda, Morocco, Mozambique, and South Africa, during the
final, decade of the twentieth century. For each country has facts, a brief
background to the democracy movement, an essay, questions (for high school
/ university students), suggested readings, and the complete transcript.
The South Africa segment focuses on a success story in African education.
[KF] http://www.pbs.org/hopes
60 pages. PUb. June 3, 2004. In html and Adobe
pdf. "the government’s
failure to negotiate contracts with farm owners impedes children’s right
to basic education. In the worst cases, farm owners have deliberately obstructed
children's
access
to the schools." http://hrw.org/reports/2004/southafrica0504/
Full text report. "...sexual abuse and harassment of girls by both
teachers and other students is widespread in South Africa. In each of the
three provinces visited, we documented cases of rape, assault, and sexual
harassment of girls committed by both teachers and male students." Pub.
March 2001. http://www.hrw.org/reports/2001/safrica/
South African research organization which sponsors programs in education,
human resources, science development, social dynamics. Many full text books online. Has the text of "Competing
Education and Training Policies, A 'systematic' versus 'unit standards'
approach," by Andre Kraak. Has databases such
as the training and capacity building database. http://www.hsrc.ac.za/
Other full text books: Marking Matric. Colloquium proceedings. By Vijay Reddy (ed.) 140pp
"a state institution set up to support Government to meet its development
goals." Has full text Working Papers and monographs
describing their projects (school building, rural education, math education,
environment issues, etc.), has biographies of the Trustees, publishes
a newsletter, Umlevo. http://www.idt.org.za/
United Nations site which enables one to compare statistical data among
U.N. member states. For example, one can compare the illiteracy rate, newspaper
circulation, and spending on education across countries. The data fields
cover the economy, social indicators, geography, and population. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
Conducts public policy research. Had brief descriptions of its programs
- community policing, local government, education for democracy, economy
and development, constitution, media, etc. Had the table of contents of its
newsletter Siyaya. http://www.idasa.org.za/
Held in Cape Town, South Africa, 6th - 11th September 2004. The conference
site includes
video / audio of conference sessions, presentations (Naledi Pandor,
South Africa's Minister of Education), etc. [Requires sound card, speakers
or headset for audio. A fast internet connection helps.] Site maintained by
Wavestream (Pty) Ltd. http://www.alw.co.za
From the Canadian government's IDRC program in Ottawa. http://www.idrc.ca/acacia/stcat.htm
Reports include
"Uninet - The South African academic and research network" [A
34-page study for the Acacia Initiative: Communities and the Information
Society in Africa
"Final Report on a Pilot Project into the use of Cell-Data for
Connectivity to Two Rural Schools in South Africa"
"National Strategy - South Africa" [A 20-page report on the
Acacia National Strategy in South Africa]
"Exploring a Basic Illiterate Web Access System" [A 14-page
discussion and demonstration of technical concepts, and pointers to future
research Prepared by m-powa, Midrand, South Africa for the IDRC]
"Little Engines that Did": Case Histories from the Global Telecentre
Movement" [Case studies include a telecentre in Mamelodi, South
Africa), by Richard Fuchs]
"NetCorps South Africa Final Reports" [Connecting schools
in South Africa]
Non-profit established as a result of the need for universities in South Africa to respond to international educational trends. Has a directory of South African higher education institutions, in PDF. Based in Pretoria, South Africa. [KF] http://www.ieasa.studysa.org/
"information on educational planning and management, including IIEP's training programmes, research and online publications." "created by UNESCO in 1963 in Paris, France.....supported by grants from
UNESCO and by voluntary contributions from Member States..." Use the Search to
locate full text reports on African education. Based in Paris, France. [KF] http://www.unesco.org/iiep/
Examples of reports -
Strategic
financial management in Southern African universities,
Policy Forum on the Organisation of Ministries of Education, Transformation and institutional quality management
within a South
African university: a case study of the University of the Orange Free
State, Education and training strategies for disadvantaged youth in
South Africa.
Full text article from International
Third World Studies Journal and Review, Vol. 14, 2003. Have
the land and educational policies of post-apartheid South Africa met the
needs of the landless and educationally deprived. 18 p. Also
i n
PDF. Endnotes. http://avalon.unomaha.edu/itwsjr/thirdXIV/Irogbe.SATransformation.pdf
and http://avalon.unomaha.edu/itwsjr/thirdXIV/Irogbe.Transformation.14.htm
South Africa's largest indigenous academic publisher. Specializes in legal,
medical, academic, education (higher, schools, health, adult) publications. Begun
1853, head office in Cape Town. http://www.juta.co.za/
South African e-magazine for parents about new "software, hardware,
books, music and toys" for children. Edited by Cathy Stadler. Produced
by Media Africa, a South African nternet publishing, research and consulting
company. http://www.kidzgadget.co.za
The Brotherhood of Blessed Gerard is the relief organisation of the Knights
of Malta in South Africa. Site briefly describes their projects - nutrition
scheme for infants, a hospice for the sick, a club for the elderly, a rural
pre-primary school. http://servus.smom-za.org/www1/gtl/bbg/bbg.htm
This Johannesburg newspaper has extensive online resources for South Africa
and Southern African news. The full text of past issues of the newspaper
back to July 1994 can be searched
by keyword.
Have an extensive set of guides
to South Africa related web sites categorized under Politics, Business,
Arts, Travel, Education, the Internet plus Jump
Start, a page of new South African sites updated daily. Za Now is a twice
daily update of news, business and sports (c. 20 pages) with links
to background articles from the Mail's past issues or to primary
sources elsewhere on the net.
The newspaper has a Chatroom for
discussion of current issues.
http://www.mg.co.za/mg/
" The mission of the "Masifunde Sonke" campaign is....to build
a sustainable culture of reading and writing that affirms South
African languages, history, values and development." Campaign launched
Dec. 8, 2000 by the South African Minister of Education. Site shows a poster
by Tommy Motswai entitled "A Celebration of Reading," the first
in a series of commissioned posters. [KF] http://education.pwv.gov.za/masifunde
Includes audio files of the presentations by Naledi Pandor, MP Deputy Chief
Whip-ANC, Education; Portfolio Committee, South Africa Parliament, Colin
J. Bundy, Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of the Witwatersrand,
and others. The Resources on South African Higher Education directory
below was prepared for the conference. http://www.h-net.msu.edu/partnership/
An extensive directory of "Information on South African higher education
institutions and organizations plus resources on higher education transformation,
partnerships, and study abroad." http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/SAHiEdcn.htm
Multi-year project to "enhance understanding of how new teachers
acquire the skills needed to teach in different systems, and identify which
professional learning experiences, (including practice), are most useful and
valuable to new teachers." Project co-ordinated from the Centre for
International Education, University of Sussex Institute of Education in
partnership with universities in Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa and
Trinidad. Has full
text Discussion Papers and Research Reports (in MS Word and Adobe pdf)
on Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, South
Africa. http://www.sussex.ac.uk/usie/muster/index.html
Mainly on African-American history. Features "Today in Black History" with
historic events. Search by keyword; a search on Mandela retrieves many entries..
To subscribe, send E-mail to: LISTSERV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
In the Messsage area put: Subscribe Munirah Your Name
A national federation of nine teachers' organisations who all have open
(non-racial) membership and non-discriminatory constitutions. "The membership
is drawn from all types of schools: pre-primary, secondary, schools for specialised
education, technical colleges, colleges of education and faculties of education
at universities." Has press
releases. Based in Pretoria. E-mail: info@naptosa.org.za http://www.naptosa.org.za/
"...supports / promotes research through funding, human resource
development and the provision of the necessary research facilities,.... in
all fields of science and technology." Has oversight of Uninet (the
national university/research network), the National Accelerator Centre, the
South African Astronomical Observatory, etc. Offers fellowships, hosts a biotechnology site. http://www.frd.ac.z http://www.nrf.ac.za
"A non-profit, registered, trade union serving the needs of the academic
and general staff workers in universities, technicons and colleges in the
tertiary sector." The NTESU took over from UDUSA in 1998. It's 2003
July 9-11 conference is in Durban. Has position papers or summaries,
the full text of some importants acts and bills, links to important sites.
http://www.ntesu.org.za/
A virtual two year fieldtrip for young people to Africa (and other countries). Students
can follow and email American educators on the Africa
trip which began in South Africa, continues to Zimbabwe (street performers,
AIDS education) and Swaziland (on the monarchy) and will travel to Mali. Has
a teachers'
guide, earlier
trip reports. The non-profit organization was begun by Jeff
Golden, Fulbright scholar and San Francisco high school teacher. The
trip follows the U.S. National Educational Standards. [KF] http://www.worldtrek.org/odyssey/index.html
Foundation, established in 1993 in Newlands, South Africa, by financier
George Soros. Supports educational, social and legal reform. Projects include community
radio and housing. Has an issue of the Newsletter. http://www.soros.org/natfound/safrica.html
See also Open Society
News - Newsletter about the programs funded by Soros. Mainly
on Eastern Europe but includes his programs in South Africa. One can
do a keyword search on South Africa to retrieve information. http://www.soros.org/open_society_news/
A page for children about the U.S. Peace Corps' work in South Africa. Has
an account of life in a rural village for a Peace Corps volunteer. http://www.peacecorps.gov/kids/world/africa/southafrica.html
Has a database directory of South African Training and Capacity Building
Providers open only to paid-up subscribers. Subscription costs are at: http://www.web.co.za/prodder/payment.html
Information on their printed publications is at: http://www.web.co.za/prodder/prodder.html
A multimedia teaching case using three schools among the first to integrate
in South Africa. One needs a sound card, speakers for the audio-visual clips.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/~tedcases
"South African-based NGO that operates in the education and literacy sectors broadly, and in teacher development...... Focuses on pre-primary, primary and secondary schools. Established in 1979 and funded by foreign donors and the private sector, READ works alongside the Department of Education to implement teacher training and literacy projects in schools." Based in Ormonde, South Africa. http://www.read.co.za/
South African Broadcasting Corporation television programming. "SABC
Education covers all South African legal mandatory requirements and supports
the following areas: Early Childhood Development, Formal Education, Non-Formal
Education, Youth Development, Adult Education and Human Resource Development
as well as Public Education." http://www.sabceducation.co.za/
"an online journal of American and South African comparative studies.
This website intends to provide a forum of discussion for scholars and an
intellectual public on both American and South African cultures, literature,
media, and politics." One can read articles on South African politics,
culture, education and post comments about them. Maintained by Andrew Offenburger.
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona. http://www.usa-sa.com/ http://www.safundi.com/
An umbrella body of South African NGOs. "The Coalition was formed
in August 1995 to co-ordinate NGO input into the Reconstruction and Development
Programme. Has the tables of contents/selected articles from its newsletter, NGO
Matters. "The Speak Out On Poverty and Inequality Campaign
aims to give poor people a platform to speak out about their experiences
of poverty and to provide their own solutions." http://www.sangoco.org.za/
Site for the NGO sector in South Africa. Has an NGO directory, PRODDER. Provides Website Design, Hosting, Database Design for civil society organizations. Offers internet training, information communication technology (ICT) strategic planning, linux local area networks setup. Based in Johannesburg. http://sangonet.org.za/
"Formed to develop and support the use of information and communication
technologies (ICTs) in South African schools, with core funding from the
IDRC's Acacia Initiative, World Bank (EDI) and Open Society Foundation for
SA." Has a directory of South
African created websites for the school curriculum (ex. Southern African
climate). Has the annual report online. Based at Wits, it hosts the Electronic
Schoolbook directory of schools connected to the Internet in Southern
Africa. http://www.school.za
History, activities, issues of their newsletter, links to South African
scout group web pages, material on the issue of admitting girls. The scout
movement was founded by Robert Baden Powell. http://www.scouting.org.za
"founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth [first
African in space] in October 2000" to improve South African education
focusing on mathematics, science and open source projects. "our focus
is to encourage and promote an awareness of Linux and open source." "target
beneficiaries for maths and science are Grades 4 to 9,..." Describes
projects funded, how to apply for funding. [KF] http://www.tsf.org.za.
South African students talk about their lives and issues such as pollution,
conservaton and immigration to South Africa. Students can e-mail South Africans.
Has workshops/curriculum ideas. A video and resource pack are for sale. A
resource for GCSE geography. Produced by the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/sa2000
Has full text policy documents, reports, the school calendar, white papers,
speeches / statements from the Minister of Education, HIV / AIDS in education.
[KF] http://www.education.gov.za/
South
Africa. Department of Education." Towards a New Higher Education
Landscape: Meeting the Equity, Quality and Social Development Imperatives
of South Africa in the 21st Century"
Report. 46 p. June 2000. On the reconfiguration of the higher education
system. http://education.pwv.gov.za/DoE_Sites/Higher_Education/CHE/CHE_Report30June2000.htm
See also the July 18,, 2000 press
statement by Minister of Education, Kader Asmal. "It is envisaged
that the Government's response to the Report will take the form of a national
plan for higher education." http://education.pwv.gov.za/Media_Statements/July2000/Size_Shape.htm
Brief history of South Africa (for high school and above) from European
settlement to the post independence establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission. Site, by the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting, is inspired by programs from the
video series, The Africans. Has a series of quizes which cannot
be answered from information on the site alone. Has very useful links
to related South African history web sites.http://www.learner.org/exhibits/southafrica/
Full text documents concerning the crisis facing the teaching of history
in South Africa. Includes remarks by Minister of Education, Professor Kader
Asmal, the Report of the History/Archaeology Panel to the
Minister of Education (14 December 2000) chaired by Professor Njabulo S.
Ndebele, and Speech by Professor Njabulo S Ndebele. http://education.pwv.gov.za/history_and_archaeology.htm
"a national association which strives to promote contact between educationists
in higher education from all sectors of the South African society and further
afield." Holds annual conferences, publishes a Newsletter. Members receive
the South African Journal of Higher
Education. [KF] http://www.saardhe.ac.za/
Locate some news articles on education. Jadwat (formerly at Yale Univ.)
has arranged daily news stories (provided at the ANC web site) by date, subject,
and length of article. The news articles and press releases are from the
South African Press Association, AFP, and the ANC. Most concern South Africa.
http://www.bibim.com/anc
"a union of organising teachers - irrespective of race, creed, or
gender - nationally throughout South Africa." Has the code of conduct,
articles and cartoons from its journal, Educator's Voice. http://www.sadtu.org.za/
Annotated guide to South African education-related web sites covering school
networks, technikons, universities, private educational institutions, etc.,
by Libby Young for the South African newspaper, Mail & Guardian. http://www.mg.co.za/mg/pc/96aug/30jul-schools.html
Formed to address the crisis in history teaching in South Africa. "to
create forums to initiate discussions on the nature of history and history
teaching in schools and devise strategies on how it can be improved and strengthened;..." " to
establish initiatives that will bring history researchers and scholars together
to review, revise, and (re) write history textbooks..." Has links to
the full text of the History/Archaeology Report (14 December 2000).
See also article, "Reviving South African History. Academics debate
how to represent and teach the nation's past," by Sasha Polakow-Suransky,
June 14, 2002, Chronicle of Higher Education. http://education.pwv.gov.za/sahp/
"...the national institution established to entrench constitutional
democracy."
Has full text policy documents, in Adobe PDF format, on Children's Rights,
The Right to Education, Undocumented Immigrants, Environment, Disability.
Has the full text, in Adobe .pdf format, issues of its Kopanong Newsletter
of "Racism,
'Racial Integration' and Desegregation in South African Public Secondary
Schools" (596KB) 165 pages; it takes a very long time to access.
http://www.sahrc.org.za/
Hosts the web site of the National Association of Distance Education Organisations
of South Africa (NADEOSA), has information on the Telematics for African
Development Consortium, reports such as "Criteria for Quality Distance
Education in South Africa: Draft Policy Guidelines," conference papers
("The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Harnessing ICTs to Accelerate Social
Development: A South African Perspective" by Neil Butcher, research
projects for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, etc. Has full
text reports and selected full text articles from
its newsletter, SAIDE Open Learning Through Distance Education. http://www.saide.org.za
Well-known public policy research institute founded in 1929. Has selected
full text articles from their publications. Has, for members only, the full
text of the highly regarded, South Africa Survey (formerly Race Relations
Survey). Members can also receive their journals, Fast Facts,
and Frontiers of Freedom by email. http://www.sairr.org.za/
"an independent, fully accredited publication,... for articles of
interest to researchers and practitioners in higher education.....for the
publication of educational research from throughout the world including research
done by members of the South African
Association for Higher Education." Table of contents, abstracts,
and index to articles. [KF] http://www.sajhe.org.za/
"The South African Network of Skills Abroad links skilled people living
abroad who wish to make a contribution to South Africa's economic and social
development and connects them with local experts and projects." Has
a database of individuals by profession but searching is slow. http://www.uct.ac.za/org/sansa/
"The South African Students' Congress was formed in 1991. SASCO was
formed as a merger between SANSCO [predominantly black] and NUSAS [predominantly
white]." Supports the African National Congress, Congress of South African
Trade Unions, and South African Communist Party. Based in Johannesburg. [KF]
http://www.sasco.org.za/one.html
Citations to articles in South African journals. For
Subscribers Only by IP filtering. [Stanford, and other subscribers,
click on -
"BiblioLine. Subscribers
click here for databases"]
Includes the Index to South African Periodicals,
South African Theses and Dissertations. Citations can be emailed
to you. A description of
the 11 different databases in the South African Studies database is available.
They offer certain databases free for 30 day trials. The National Information
Services Corporation (NISC) is in Baltimore, Maryland http://www.nisc.com
A directory provided by Michigan State University's African Studies Center.
http://www.isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/S_AFR_Un.htm
State of the Nation
Full text of this important annual reference source beginning with the 2003/2004 volume. The 2007 edition, State of the Nation: South Africa 2007, is edited by
Sakhela Buhlungu; John Daniel; Roger Southall; Jessica Lutchman. Published by the HSRC Press. Use the Search box to locate the title. Access may be slow. http://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/
A directory of all univerisites and technikons. Has clickable maps showing
locations of the institutions, How
to Apply for a Study Permit, and general information about South Africa.
Information is from a book which can be ordered. Co-published by the International
Education Association of South Africa (IEASA) and Artworks Publishing, Durban,
South Africa. http://www.studysa.co.za/
Education news. Website of the South African print newspaper, The Sunday Times, (Johannesburg, South Africa). http://www.suntimes.co.za/SpecialReports/Education/Default.aspx?id=152752
"the largest institution for career-specific distance education in
Southern Africa. Its learners come mainly from South Africa, but there is
a growing number of learners from other African countries. Established in
1980 as Technikon RSA, the Technikon SA now offer more than 70 study programmes." The
main campus is in Florida, South Africa. http://www.tsa.ac.za/
A film on the lives of students at Oscar Mpetha High School in Nyanga township (outside of Cape Town). The Matric exams which determine their future access to higher education are coming. What will happen to those who pass, who don't pass. Over ten years after independence, have things changed ? Director: Molly Blank. [KF] http://www.matricthefilm.com/
"delivers information, curriculum and support materials to the South African (and international) schooling community." Requires registration (free). "search tools and access to curriculum documents, like standards (outcomes) and assessment guidelines. It also provides news and discussion forums." - Kathy Morgan. Access to the Revised National Curriculum Statements, Guidelines for ICT Integration with NCS Subjects in Grades 10-12. On-line courses for professional development. The original text of key South African policy documents (Acts, White Papers, etc.), as well as annotated versions, commentary and summaries. Maintained by the South Africa. Department of Education. http://www.thutong.org.za/
Teachers from three Washington, DC, elementary schools are traveling to
South Africa to "work with South African scientists in a survey of floral
plant diversity at several parks and conservation areas and will meet South
African educators who are also participating in the pilot program." Has
links to USDA projects with South African scientists. http://www.fas.usda.gov/icd/safrica.html
"The Centre for Social Science Research is made up of ...... The Aids and Society Research Unit; the Data First Resource Unit; the Democracy in Africa Research Unit; the Social Surveys Unit and the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit." Has full text Working Papers (need to be unzipped). http://www.cssr.uct.ac.za/pubs_cssr.html
Working Paper topics include -
the Labour Market in South Africa
Surviving unemployment without state support
South African press reporting on children affected by AIDS
Media coverage and the election
Race, class and justice in post-apartheid South Africa Inequality and diversity in Cape Town
Relationships between adolescents and adults
Labour force withdrawal of the elderly
Health seeking behaviour in Northern KwaZulu Natal
The School day in South Africa
Economic infrastructure investment in South Africa Informal savings groups in South Africa
Results of election '04 Corruption in......Nigeria
Role of social grants in.......HIV/AIDS
Understanding black households
KHAYELITSHA / MITCHELL’S PLAIN SURVEY 2000; Survey Report and Baseline Information (98 p. in PDF)
A new university formed from a merger between Rand Afrikaans University, Technikon Witwatersrand and and several campuses of Vista University. Dr. Ihron Rensburg was elected as the first permanent Vice-Chancellor and Principal. Based in Auckland Park and Doornfontein. http://www.uj.ac.za/
"The new University of KwaZulu-Natal unites two major educational
institutions in KwaZulu-Natal – the University of Natal and
the University of Durban-Westville." http://www.nu.ac.za/
NGO involved in "policy research and advocacy for a transformed education
system in South Africa." Describes their research and publications.
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/department/default.asp?dept=epuune
Formerly Univ. of Durban-Westville. The "Center is a unique archive
and museum concerned with documenting the 'new' history of Kwa-Zulu Natal." Includes
a biography section with profiles especially of South African
Indian nationalists. Has online exhibits (Gandhi: Mahatma in
the Making, 1893-1914 by K. Chetty, and Gandhi, Lutuli, King, Mandela
: a legacy for the future.) and an index to Fiat Lux, a
journal published by the Department of Indian Affairs. [KF] http://scnc.ukzn.ac.za/
The Centre has offered an international
Masters programme for over 20 years. Sponsors the Multi-Site Teacher
Education Research Project (working in Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa).
The Center has acted as a Link Institute to support the development of
the Teacher Training College system at Provincial level in South Africa.
Has full text research
reports - The Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on the
Attainment of Primary Education for All in Sub-Saharan
Africa, Understandings of Education in an African Village: the Impact of Information
and Communication Technologies, Inclusion/Exclusion
in South African Education. Based in Brighton,
U.K. [KF] http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/1-4-7.html
The e- mail Newsletter has
information on issues such as the Controversy Involving the Deputy Vice-Chancellor,
Senate Debate on Academic Freedom
. Has a Wits Online Alumni
Directory, Graduation
Speeches and articles regarding
selection of the Vice-Chancellor, etc. http://www.wits.ac.za/
"tax-exempt charitable organization that offers scholarship opportunities
to South African students....Since 1990, USSAS has offered scholarships
at South African universities and Technikons to more than twelve
hundred young African, Coloured, and Indian men and women of South Africa.
USSAS now focuses its support on young people who are committed through their
studies and community action to the fight against HIV-AIDS in
South Africa." Program
history. Desmond Tutu is Honorary Advisor. Based in Pelham, Massachusetts.
http://www.ussas.com
A Ministerial Conference of the Department of Education. Has full text
speeches and papers by Jacob Zuma, Nelson Mandela, Kader Asmal, Barney
Pityana, Mandla Langa, Jeff Guy (The Value of History: the Price of
the Past), Luli Callinicos (Reconceptualising the History Curriculum),
Eddy Maloka (History Memory Values), Manila Soni-Amin (The Politics
of Religious Education in South Africa, past and present), Azila
Talit Reisenberger (The Importance of Religious Education for teaching
Values and Ethics in the schools), Edward
Said (The Book, Critical Performance, and the Future of Education),
and Jonathan Jansen (Access and Values). On the site of the South
Africa. Department of Education. [KF] http://education.pwv.gov.za/Conf_Wshops_Events/Values/programme.htm
Schools in the Western Cape region of South Africa with access to e-mail
and other internet resources. Held a Sept. 95 Internet and Educational Computing
conference whose proceedings are on its web site. http://www.wcape.school.za/
Has many full
text papers from its Wits Interdisciplinary Research Seminar. Research
programs include: Law, Criminality and the Moral Logics of Everyday Life;
Meanings of Money and Cultures of Economic Rationality; Rethinking 'Race';
Cultures of Sexuality and Power; The Limits of the State. Based at the
University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. http://wiserweb.wits.ac.za/
Has the full text of some of the conference papers such as "... Culture
and Educational Transformation in Post-Colonial Namibia and Post-apartheid
South Africa" by Fhulu Nekhwevha. http://www.uct.ac.za/education/wcces/index.htm
Site on using the internet for research in the humanities and social sciences
for South Africans.Has a section on education
web sites, also information on writing research proposals, evaluating
information, etc. Prepared by the Centre for Science Development (HSRC) and
Infolit, a project of the Adamastor Trust. http://www.nrf.ac.za/yenza/
Acts as a coordinator for member organizations, its focus is youth
unemployment in South Africa. Publishes the Youth Development
Network Journal with selected articles online, has the draft National
Youth Commission Strategy Plan, and an email forum for youth development
workers. [KF] http://www.ydn.org.za/
YIS "is produced and managed by the National Youth Commission, a government
organisation established...1996...as part of the South African Government's
plan to develop a comprehensive strategy to address the problems and challenges
facing young women and men in South Africa." Has a directory of Physical
/ Sexual Abuse Organisations, etc. http://www.yis.co.za/
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