Critical issues in South African education

The main thesis of this book is that, given that South African education faces major challenges, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and Africa) constellation states offers — thus far overlooked a valuable tertium comparationis, source international comparative perspectives, to inform domestic scholarly discourse on education. This first investigates national contexts development in countries, arguing grouping represents but yet field for illuminating issues with perspectives. consists chapters illustrating from variety angles. Common all authors used method education, comparing system, their societal context interrelationships, countries. focus number critical including language learning teaching issue, alignment world work, early childhood world-class universities. Regarding last, example, has been terrain most intensive projects establishing universities, Project 985, 211, “Double First Class University” project. demonstrate what Africa, approaching her issues, can learn experience