Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ543659
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Political Change, Social Integration and Curriculum: A South Africa Case Study.
Wedekind, Volker; And Others
Journal of Curriculum Studies, v28 n4 p419-36 Jul-Aug 1996
Reports on a case study of the perceptions of principles of traditional South African schools on social change. The principal's essential conservatism suggests that meaningful curriculum change will not be easily achieved. Reveals a deep dichotomy between progressive educational rhetoric and actual school practices. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Education, Blacks, Conservatism, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Principals, Progressive Education, Resistance to Change, School Administration, School Culture, Social Change, Social Integration, Traditionalism
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: South Africa
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