In this article we report on a qualitative study done in Pretoria, South Africa, in which we investigated the experiences of 2 representatives of the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE); School Governing Body (SGB) ...

The sudden passing away of Hans Visser was an inestimable loss among others in terms of the development of education law as an academic discipline. His leadership was crucial both in the development of knowledge and in the ...

This article examines the different approaches taken in the United States (U.S.) and South Africa with regard to the best interests of students / learners. The U.S. has a tradition of invoking a best interest standard for ...

The literature suggests that the quality of the education learners receive in South Africa is well below par, due to, inter alia, the fact that a substantial number of educators in South African schools cannot be ...

Explores some of the legal aspects in human resources management and development in education, with specific focus on the employment relationship of the educator teaching at a public school.

In this article we argue that the right to freedom of expression is viewed internationally as a core right in a democracy. Since critical thinking is a prerequisite for democracy, this skill needs to be developed in South ...

In this article we use the concept ‘‘imagined power’’, first used in the field of education law in South Africa by Hattingh J in the Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie case,to facilitate a discussion of the abuse of administrative ...

In hierdie artikel ondersoek en vergelyk ons aspekte van die beperking sowel as die beskerming van taal- en kultuurregte in skoolverband (onafhanklike skole in die Verenigde State en openbare skole in Suid-Afrika). Ons ...

The introduction of school governing bodies (hereinafter SGBs) changed the roles and functions of principals dramatically when this new approach to school governance and professional management (referred to as a ...

This article forms part of the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe. It presents an overview of events and debates in education provision in South Africa during the period under ...