Student Activism in a Time of Crisis in South Africa: The Quest for 'Black Power'

Autor/in	Stuurman, Sonwabo
Titel	Student Activism in a Time of Crisis in South Africa: The Quest for 'Black Power'
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 38 (2018) 4, Artikel 1704 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Stuurman, Sonwabo)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; College Students; Activism; Student Participation; Blacks; Student Behavior; World History; Political Issues; Governance; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Social Bias; Social Change; Racial Bias; Social Justice; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Collegestudent; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Black person; Schwarzer; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Weltgeschichte; Politischer Faktor; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Ausland; Sozialer Wandel; Racial discrimination; Rassismus; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Higher Education in South Africa has been in crisis over recent years. University systems in many parts of South Africa have witnessed student protest, as well as ongoing violence, resulting in many campuses turning into spaces of violent confrontation between students and police. This paper examines student social activism in the higher education sector in South Africa, especially the Nelson Mandela University, as well as the patterns that exist and frame student social activism in pursuit of 'black power.' Furthermore, the paper notes the strong sense of solidarity and unity amongst students, despite these existent challenges. The paper will also present a historical analysis of student activism in South Africa with the aim of demonstrating the longstanding and persistent student politics as well as the student dissatisfaction with, the way in which the higher education has been governed in South Africa. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01