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Peer reviewedStones, Christopher R. – Youth and Society, 1988
Comparison of the work ethic of 308 young South Africans of the Eastern Cape with that of an American sample reveals that South African Whites compared favorably at the high school level, but were significantly less motivated at the college level. The converse was true for South African Blacks. (BJV)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Blacks, College Students
Direct linkLouw, P. Eric – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2004
The apartheid state deliberately encouraged linguistic diversity and actively built cultural infrastructures which impeded Anglicisation. With the end of apartheid has come "de facto" Anglicisation. So although South Africa has, since 1994, had 11 official languages, in reality, English is swamping the other 10 languages. Afrikaans has,…
Descriptors: Racial Segregation, Official Languages, Foreign Countries, Social Change
