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Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies
Safundi -- "S" represents "South Africa," "a" stands for "America," and "fundi" comes from the Xhosa verb, "-funda," which translates as "to read/learn." |
July 2001, Issue 06
Kids Killing Kids in School: Comparing Cases in the United States and South Africa
The school systems of South africa and the United States are vastly different, and yet they share a common feature: school violence. A decision case about a real incident is presented to encourage reflection and disucssion by educators about school safety in both countries.
Multicultural Education in the United States: Lessons for South Africa
The author identifies common misconceptions when evaluating the South African educational system, citing his family's experience with the American schools.
From Exclusion to Inclusion: A Historical Comparison of the Educational Experiences of Black South Africans and African Americans
The author comparatively examines the development of African-American education from 1863 to the 1950s and that of black South Africans' since 1948. Particular attention is paid to the ideologies guiding the development of educational opportunities for each group, those actors involved in the establishment of the system, and the outcomes for each group. Ironically, while the education system for African Americans and black South Africans was developed along different trajectories, inequities persist for both groups.
Reflections on the Woman’s Movement in South Africa: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives
The author offers some exploratory viewpoints of the women's movement in South Africa against the background of social movement theory.
Sustainable Housing Policy and Practice: Reducing Constraints and Expanding Horizons Within Housing Delivery
The paper focuses on the South African housing policy, identifying gaps and constraints in the critical areas of location of housing, housing afordability, access to credit, housing and health, and the quality of the built environment created in the implementation of the policy. It also addresses the policy's sustainability and seeks ways in which responsive places can be created.
Post-Apartheid South Africa and Mass Mediated Deliberation
This article seeks to serve as a background paper to raise debate and provide some marker for future scholarship on the connection between media and democratic theory. It contains an extensive section on definitions without assuming that these definitions are final, but merely using them as a guide for discussion (and to prevent that an unnecessary focus on definitions dominates the discussion). Secondly, it provides an extensive introduction and background to the South African media scene; the political context; the major debates and the question that it raises; and finally, suggests some questions to guide the discussion.
The Impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Job Characteristics of South African University Academics
A study was recently carried out on the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by South African University Academics. The impact of ICT on job characteristics of academics�teaching, research and to a lesser extent, administrative duties was investigated. Academics at the University of Fort Hare, South Africa�s oldest and first historically black institution (HBI) were tested in this exercise. Realizing that South Africa�s HBIs exhibit a lot of commonalties in structure, operation and management, no doubt, this study strongly reflects the general situation with this country�s HBIs. Academics across all disciplines and hierarchy were included in this questionnaire survey supplemented by interviews. Results indicate an established need for ICTs, a general lack of adequate computer facilities, low level of computer literacy among academics, a need for training in ICTs, high level of unreliability in networking allowing access to the use of the Internet, and the non-existence of ICT policies for computer equipment upgrades, hardware and software purchases and training. Albeit, it was evident from the study that academics with adequate knowledge of the use and application of ICT in their jobs did record significant improvement in the discharge of duties.
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