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Apartheid No More: Case Studies of Southern African Universities in the Process of Transformation.

Publication: African Studies Quarterly
Publication Date: 22-MAR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 997 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Apartheid No More: Case Studies of Southern African Universities in the Process of Transformation.(Book Review)

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by Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela and Kimberley Lenease King. Westport, CT: Bergin and Garvey, 2001, 173 pp.

Apartheid No More brings together eight in-depth case studies of various institutions of higher learning in South Africa and Namibia. These chapters meticulously analyze the state of university and technical education in these two democracies. Uncompromising in their historicisation, these essays explore the challenges facing contemporary Southern Africa. In their introduction, Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela and Kimberley Lenease King declare: "[w]hile there is a general consensus that the current system of education is inherently discriminatory, there are fervent debates concerning how to create a new system of education" (p. xix). The essays in this volume fearlessly approach the task of unpacking South African transformation politics. The authors address questions including how the new national legislation impacts higher-level education and on who should be the stakeholders. What does transformation mean for universities in South...

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