Farm Schools in South Africa: The Face of Rural Apartheid.

Christie, Pam; Gaganakis, Margaret

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Publication Date: 1989

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Farm Schools in South Africa: The Face of Rural Apartheid.

Christie, Pam; Gaganakis, Margaret

Comparative Education Review, v33 n1 p77-92 Feb 1989

Describes South African farm schools for Black children in the context of apartheid's peculiar racial capitalist relations. Discusses provision of schooling as a quasi-feudal act of benevolence by the White farm owner, and problems of limited access, overcrowding, broken attendance, and inadequate resources. Contains 36 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Apartheid, Black Education, Educational Discrimination, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Racial Relations, Racial Segregation, Rural Farm Residents, Rural Schools, Social Systems

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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