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Elusive equity [electronic resource] : education reform in post-apartheid South Africa / Edward B. Fiske and Helen F. Ladd.

By: Fiske, Edward B.
Contributor(s): Ladd, Helen F | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, c2004Description: xiii, 269 p. : ill., 1 map.Subject(s): Educational equalization -- South Africa | Education and state -- South Africa | Educational change -- South Africa | Discrimination in education -- South Africa -- PreventionGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 379.2/6/0968 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction -- The racial context of South Africa -- Education and apartheid -- Educational aspirations and political realities -- Governance and access to schools -- Financing schools : initial steps toward equity -- Balancing public and private resources -- Outcomes-based education and equity -- Educational outcomes -- Equity in higher education -- Conclusion.
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379.2/6/0968 (Browse shelf) Available

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-260) and index.

Introduction -- The racial context of South Africa -- Education and apartheid -- Educational aspirations and political realities -- Governance and access to schools -- Financing schools : initial steps toward equity -- Balancing public and private resources -- Outcomes-based education and equity -- Educational outcomes -- Equity in higher education -- Conclusion.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.