Providing high-quality education and care for young children at a historically Black university in rural South Africa was a challenging task. But despite many obstacles, two teacher educators (an American and a South African) worked together, partnered with a surprising collection of others, seized every possible opportunity, and persisted, seeing…

The historical black universities (HBUs) in South Africa were established by the apartheid government to serve black students banned from attending segregated white-only universities. These universities were poorly funded compared to the white-only universities. The poor funding affected their output (research and postgraduates) adversely. With…

Discussion of the university in post-apartheid South Africa finds: (1) English universities re-creating themselves as slightly modernized versions of the old elite academy; (2) Afrikaans universities and private sector institutions demonstrating entrepreneurial commitment to professional qualifications and flexible delivery systems; and (3) black…

Background information on higher education for blacks in South Africa and a report on the University of the North is presented. While the English language universities in South Africa have emphasized academic freedom and autonomy and have been open to nonwhite students, the Afrikaans language universities have conformed to national policy and the…

South Africa's black universities face declining interest among black students, who now have more options than under apartheid. The crisis comes as South Africa considers ways to restructure its postsecondary-education system to cut costs and avoid duplication. While black enrollments are rising at other institutions, the numbers of all students…

This annual report defines three broad areas in which the Southern Education Foundation supports research. The first looks to what kinds of teachers will be needed in the future; the second asks how our best thinking can be translated into effective action; and the third asks how seamless education can be. Programs subsumed under education and…