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IDS Bulletin Vol. 25 Nos. 1

EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: PRESENT CONSTRAINTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES

Published on 1 January 1994

Summary Decades of inequality in the provision of education in South Africa have led to a highly differential system, with far greater resources being made available, on a per capita basis, to the White population than to the Blacks. This article explores some of the challenges which will be faced by a new government in addressing these past inequities. Resumé Plusieurs décennies d’inégalié dans la fourniture de l’enseignement ont mené à un système hautement différentié, où de bien plus vastes ressources étaient, par chef, à la disposition de la population blanche comparée avec la population noire. Le présent article explore certains des défis auxquels fera face le nouveau gouvernement s’il veut s’adresser à ces inégalités du passé. Resumen Décadas de desigualdad en la provisión de educación en Sudáfrica han resultado en un sistema altamente diferenciado, en el cual la población blanca disfruta de mayores recursos per cápita que la población negra. El artículo explora algunos de los desafíos que deberá enfrentar un nuevo gobierno al estudiar estas injusticias pasadas.

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Colclough, C. and Pillay, P. (1994) EDUCATION IN SOUTH AFRICA: PRESENT CONSTRAINTS AND FUTURE CHALLENGES. IDS Bulletin 25(1): 52-58

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