Education Policy Reform in Postapartheid South Africa: Constraints and Possibilities

摘要: This chapter is an analysis of the postapartheid government’s policy vision that was meant to guide reconstruction South Africa’s inequitable education system. By assessing period from 1994 until about mid-2000, this paper argues characterized by a restricted reconstruction, which failed provide necessary basis for developing equitable and united The dramatic narrowing materialized in complex circumscribed political context. focus on interaction between structural dynamics delimited terrain shaped policy. Specific developments sphere education, given its relative autonomy, eventual outcomes. Given dimensions, government made very definite choices giving effect favored educational change. In light I raise some thoughts towards alternative conceptual approach reform Africa. interpretative based integrating work written over last few years (Badat, 1997; Christie, 1996; Jansen, 1998; Kallaway, 1997) my own schooling (Fataar, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2006).