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Pedagogy in Poverty: Lessons from Twenty Years of Curriculum Reform in South Africa. Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics
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Hoadley, Ursula – Routledge Research in Education Policy and Politics, 2020
As South Africa transitioned from apartheid to democracy, changes in the political landscape, as well as educational agendas and discourse on both a national and international level, shaped successive waves of curriculum reform over a relatively short period of time. Using South Africa as a germane example of how curriculum and pedagogy can…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Poverty
Tom Molineaux: America's First Black Sports Hero.
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Furer, Howard B. – New England Journal of History, 1994
Maintains that the story of blacks in U.S. sports supports the theory that sports often mirror the larger society. Describes the life story of Tom Molineaux, a black boxer who achieved international recognition. Concludes that Molineaux should be regarded as the first U.S. black sports hero. (CFR)
Descriptors: Athletics, Blacks, Cultural Context, Elementary Secondary Education
To "Bring the Race Along Rapidly": Sport, Student Culture, and Educational Mission at Historically Black Colleges during the Interwar Years.
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Miller, Patrick B. – History of Education Quarterly, 1995
Describes the role and impact of college athletics at historically black colleges during the period between the two world wars. Maintains that sports became a source of pride and a vehicle for social change. Concludes, however, that there is substantial reason to be skeptical about the efficacy of sport to overcome racial prejudice. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Colleges, Black Education, Black History
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
Thomas Jesse Jones, Social Studies, and Race.
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Watkins, William H. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Discusses the character and contributions of Thomas Jesse Jones, an early 20th-century educator and a pioneer in social studies and black education. Jones's inconsistent philosophy (he supported limited black education but believed in white supremacy) grew out of an unlikely combination of progressive Christianity and deep conservatism. (MJP)
Descriptors: Black Education, Blacks, Educational Development, Educational History
Lessons in Black and White: A Hundred Years of Political Education in Namibia.
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Harber, Clive – History of Education, 1993
Describes Namibian educational history from 1890 to the present. Discusses the political and military struggle for independence and the challenges of building an educational system consistent with democratic values. (CFR)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Apartheid, Blacks
Geography Education in a Post-Apartheid Society.
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Tait, Norman C. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Reviews the state of geography education in South Africa from the elementary grades through the university system (including teacher education programs). Discusses the challenges facing the current system including a changing physical geography (elimination of the homelands) and a radically restructured educational system (inclusion of nonwhites).…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Objectives