A Critical Perspective on Equity and Access in Higher Education in South Africa

Autor/in	Van Wyk, Berte
Titel	A Critical Perspective on Equity and Access in Higher Education in South Africa
Quelle	(2017), (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Critical Theory; Access to Education; Higher Education; Equal Education; Foreign Countries; Educational History; Educational Change; Educational Policy; School Desegregation; Policy Analysis; Language Usage; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritische Theorie; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ausland; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bildungsreform; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Integrative Schule; Politikfeldanalyse; Sprachgebrauch; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	This paper explores how equity and access are achieved in the post-apartheid South African higher education landscape. I argue that access should refer to both physical (access as a student to an institution) and epistemological access (skills to understand, interpret academic work). I use conceptual analysis in this study to analyse relevant policies to gain a critical understanding of the concepts of equity and access. The aim of conceptual analysis is to construct meanings of equity and access, and then to use these as a theoretical tool to analyse relevant policy documents. This paper report on findings of the under preparedness of students entering higher education, the issue of language, and epistemological access. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01