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Title: | Towards the Elimination of Disparities in Educational Provision: A Look at Zimbabwe and South Africa |
Author: | Zindi, Fred |
Year: | 1996 |
Periodical: | Journal of Social Development in Africa (ISSN 1012-1080) |
Volume: | 11 |
Issue: | 1 |
Pages: | 43-51 |
Language: | English |
Notes: | biblio. refs. |
Geographic terms: | South Africa Zimbabwe Southern Africa |
Subjects: | equal opportunity educational policy schooling Education and Oral Traditions education Regional disparities |
Abstract: | Educational provision for the different racial groups in Zimbabwe and South Africa has been grossly unequal as a result of the policies based on segregation that were established during the preindependence years. Despite the newly won independence and the advent of majority rule, there is still a good deal of work to be done in order to bring about equal educational provision for all. In Zimbabwe, pupils in rural areas still do not have access to good quality education. Urban children in high-density suburbs also find it difficult to enrol in well-equipped schools, which are situated in low-density areas, because of the zoning system and their socioeconomic status. European culture still seems to dominate in Zimbabwean schools. In South Africa, education is still organized in ways which limit access to quality education for blacks. Just like Zimbabwe, there is also a zoning system. Overcrowding, underfunding, lack of textbooks and equipment, inadequate buildings and a shortage of teachers remain the hallmark of African township schools. Under the government's Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) attempts are being made to eradicate the legacy of apartheid, despite resistance on the part of those opposed to change. Bibliogr., sum. |