Curriculum as a political phenomenon : historical reflections on black South African education
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Jansen, Jonathan D.
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School of Education Howard University
Abstract
This article traces the evolution of the curriculum designed for Black education in South Africa since the colonial penetration of the 1650s to the present. Argues that the curriculum reflects sociopolitical influences and that postapartheid curriculum reform is limited by extracurricular factors.
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Black education, Curriculum development, Desegregation, Political influences, Social influences, Educational history, Elementary secondary education, Equal education, Foreign countries, Hidden curriculum, Racial bias, Education - South Africa
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Jansen, J D 1990, ‘Curriculum as a political phenomenon: historical reflections on black South African education’, Journal of Negro Education, vol. 59, issue 2, pp. 195-206. [http://www.journalnegroed.org/index.html]