Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have often worked in opposition to apartheid in South Africa. Experiences in Africa and Latin America show the inherently problematic nature of government-NGO relations. Their future in a more democratic South Africa may be in delivering needed social and educational services. (SK)

A study of transformative learning in a South African auto factory explores the contribution of nonformal workplace education to the formation of a learning society. Despite the damage done by apartheid, South Africa appears to have the political and societal will to develop a culture of learning. (SK)

The case studies in this collection show the changes in higher education in South Africa that are taking place in response to the revolutionary political changes that have come with the end of apartheid. The chapters are: (1) "Transformation through Negotiation: The University of Port Elizabeth's Experiences, Challenges, and Progress"…

People's Education is a mobilizing force aimed at involving increasing numbers in the struggle for the transference of power to the majority of South Africans. It is also part of a political strategy to contribute to the overthrow of the apartheid regime. (JOW)

Explores the syllabus reform initiative that occurred in South Africa as a means to combat apartheid education. Summarizes the political context in which the syllabus revision project emerged, highlights the political process through which the syllabus revision unfolded, and concludes with an assessment of the political consequences of this…

The research described by contributors to this special theme issue deals with the core issues of education in the context of South Africa. These issues include teacher control over the process of educational reform and balancing the need for reform with the maintenance of standards in an industrializing society. These essays demonstrate the highly…

The Thousand Learner Unit Project, part of the national Adult Basic Education and Training Initiative in South Africa, was evaluated with input from policymakers and program personnel. While many problems were apparent with program implementation, it was considered a success for its accomplishments in the post-apartheid era and resultant political…

The present status and emerging changes in special education services in South Africa are discussed. The effects of apartheid in providing inadequate services to Black children with handicaps and conceptually antiquated services to White children are stressed. Innovative solutions are encouraged to provide services to the large number of children…

The study found that apartheid impacted the sociopsychological and physical circumstances of 12 African and 11 White people with retinitis pigmentosa in South Africa. Findings are discussed in terms of onset of condition, effects on subjects' lives, knowledge of social services, and needs unmet by existing services. (JDD)

This book is a collection of papers on the effects of public violence on children in South Africa. Section 1 of this report is an overview of the findings of South Africa's Goldstone Commission of Inquiry into the Effects of Public Violence on Children. Section 2 concentrates on assessing problems and intervening to relieve them. The following…

This paper addresses the planning of information services in South Africa via Peoples Libraries in support of People's Education, i.e., Post-Apartheid education with a humanistic perspective that strives to offer black and white students education with equal levels of quality, and includes Black Studies in the curriculum. People's Libraries are…

Postapartheid reforms in South Africa's higher education system pose difficult issues of power, authority and consensus, resource allocation, monitoring, and evaluation that directly affect institutional and sectoral interests and the interests of civil society and government. Despite strengths and capacities of the system, deep-seated tensions…