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Direct linkPaterson, Andrew – History of Education Quarterly, 2005
This essay analyzes the contemporary understandings of, and the aims attributed to, "industrial" education for Africans which came to be strongly associated with "agricultural education" in the Cape Colony between 1890 and 1930. The author first sketches the early history of industrial education from the 1850s to show how this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Agricultural Education, Industrial Education, Educational History
Peer reviewedBruwer, Johan de W.; Fox, William – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Examination of the employment situation of South Africa's recent university graduates finds many are taking jobs of lower status and income than graduates of previous periods, resulting in underemployment. A study of employment levels and labor demand in 812 companies suggests strategic enrollment management could play an important role in…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Management
Peer reviewedKraak, Andre – South African Journal of Higher Education, 1996
Describes the current South African university curriculum and degree structure, and proposes a new, more flexible model of academic progression that aims to improve articulation within the university system and between vocational/technical and higher education. The model is also intended to satisfy an emerging labor market need for more graduates…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), Bachelors Degrees
