"Outstanding Individuals Do Not Arise from Ancestrally Poor Stock": Racial Science and the Education of Black South Africans.

Appel, Stephen W.

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ERIC Number: EJ401875

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Publication Date: 1989

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"Outstanding Individuals Do Not Arise from Ancestrally Poor Stock": Racial Science and the Education of Black South Africans.

Appel, Stephen W.

Journal of Negro Education, v58 n4 p544-57 Fall 1989

Examines the construction of racial scientific discourse within the milieu of an extremely racially segregated society. Traces the influence of capitalism, racism, Social Darwinism, eugenics, and "racial science" on the pedagogy of modern apartheid in South Africa. Finds evidence of pervasive effects of "scientific" ideas on public policy and opinion. (AF)

Descriptors: African History, Apartheid, Black Education, Colonialism, Discourse Analysis, Educational Practices, Public Opinion, Public Policy, Racial Attitudes, Racial Bias, Racial Segregation, Science and Society, Scientific Attitudes, Scientists

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Research

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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