The concept of democracy is, arguably, the most complex and contested. The political
theorist CB Macpherson (1966) observes that there are at least two ways to think of …

The challenge of widening access and participation in higher education in a manner that
ensures students are successful in their studies is a major issue globally and a significant …

Aslam Fataar, one of South Africa? s few educational sociologists working with ethnographic
methods, captures the complex interactions and dynamics between social life, school …

From the 1980s many school authorities across Europe and North America made efforts to
enhance 'parental choice'over schooling. In South Africa, by contrast, it was racial …

Access to university in South Africa has been, and continues to be, a highly contested area
that is plagued with many layers of complexity rooted in the social, political and educational …

The end of apartheid in South Africa has not led to widespread racial desegregation and
racial integration. Racial segregation and antipathy appear to have deep and enduring …

In the early 1990s, privileged “white” S outh A frican public schools began to admit “black”
pupils. Drawing on interviews, ethnography, and archival sources related to formerly‐white …

A recent discourse on'ordinary cities' represents cities as unique assemblages rather than
as imperfect representations of an ideal such as the'world city'. The'ordinariness' of cities is …

Empirical studies have shown a positive correlation between learners' academic success
and parental involvement. This notion is widely acknowledged by teachers and society at …

This is a ground-breaking research study on Black immigrant identities in South African
schools. It is the first major book on racial integration and immigrant children in South African …