tailieunhanh - In Search of Best Practice in South African Desegregated Schools

One of the daunting challenges facing South Africa in the contemporary period is that of achieving social cohesion. Educational institutions should be at the cutting edge of the project to weave a common identity whilst promoting respect for difference. It was this challenge that motivated us to convene colloquia in 2003 and 2006 to discuss the current state of school desegregation and innovative ways to forge ahead in the complex processes of dismantling the legacies of the past and creating inclusive paradigms for our classrooms | In search of best practice IN SOUTH AFRICAN DESEGREGATED SCHOOLS Mokubung Nkomo Saloshna Vandeyar Free download from HSRC PRESS Free download from Published by HSRC Press Private Bag X9182 Cape Town 8000 South Africa First published 2008 ISBN 978-0-7969-2224-3 2008 University of Pretoria Copyedited by Judy Tobler Typeset by Stacey Gibson Cover by Flame Design Print management by comPress Distributed in Africa by Blue Weaver Tel 27 0 21 701 4477 Fax 27 0 21 701 7302 Distributed in Europe and the United Kingdom by Eurospan Distribution Services EDS Tel 44 0 20 7240 0856 Fax 44 0 20 7379 0609 Distributed in North America by Independent Publishers Group IPG Call toll-free 800 888 4741 Fax 1 312 337 5985 contents List of figures v The research team vi Preface vii Acknowledgements ix Executive summary x Acronyms and abbreviations xiii Introduction I Free download from 1 Background and Context 3 2 Theoretical and Conceptual Framework 4 Customisation of the teaching and learning process 4 Contextualised teaching process 4 3 Research Methodology 6 Phase 1 The survey Perceptions of best practice in desegregated South African schools 6 Sampling procedure 6 Sampling and selection of schools 9 Response rates 10 Data analysis 10 Phase 2 The case studies Peering into the desegregated classroom 10 Data analysis 11 Profiles of the case-study schools 11 Teacher profiles for the case-study phase 18 A synthesis of school profiles 20 4 Research Findings 21 Phase 1 The survey Perceptions of best practice in desegregated South African schools 21 Responses of teachers 21 Responses of learners 24 Responses of parents 25 Responses of members of school governing bodies 27 Responses of members of school management teams 29 Phase 2 The case studies Peering into the desegregated classroom 32 Setting the scene Classroom climate 32 Curriculum delivery 34