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Handbook of Research on Race, Gender, and the Fight for Equality. Advances in Religious and Cultural Studies (ARCS) Book Series
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Prescott, Julie, Ed. – IGI Global, 2016
Diversity in the workforce can be attributed to both a popular, cultural shift and legislative intervention. Despite these forces, discrimination endures in all aspects of Western society from education to employment. Unequal pay and opportunities for promotion are symptoms of a systematic discrimination of individuals based on race and gender.…
Descriptors: Diversity, Racial Discrimination, Gender Discrimination, Social Change
Learned Resourcefulness in Black and White South African University Students.
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Edwards, David; Riordan, Susan – Journal of Social Psychology, 1994
Reports on two studies comparing learned resourcefulness among 238 black and white South African college students. Finds that black students score higher on learned resourcefulness in both studies. Discusses possible explanations. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged
The Role of Religious Education in Building a Nation in Multiethnic South Africa.
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Kitshoff, M. C. – Religious Education, 1994
Discusses the role of religious education in the future planning and implementation of South Africa's education system. Reviews the role of religion before 1990, particularly the Dutch Reformed Church. Concludes that the future of religious education in South Africa depends on the future of religion. (CFR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Change
Racial Attraction: Tracing the Historiographical Alliances between South Africa and the United States.
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Cuthbertson, Greg – Journal of American History, 1994
Asserts that a survey of historians indicates a divided profession in the United States and South Africa. Contends that history designed to instill national consciousness and identity risks becoming didactic and teleological. (CFR)
Descriptors: Apartheid, Cultural Interrelationships, Developing Nations, Educational Change
New Nation, New History: The History Workshop in South Africa, 1977-1994.
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Bonner, Phillip – Journal of American History, 1994
Describes the background and impact of the History Workshop at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, on the role of history in shaping South African society since 1977. Asserts that a revolution in historical writing has taken place and that it has reached the general public through public conferences. (CFR)
Descriptors: Apartheid, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education