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Link between Xenophobia and School History Textbooks?

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 20 Aug, 2008

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Are messages in school textbooks to blame for some of the xenophobic notions among young South Africans?

That's the question that research director, Linda Chisholm, in the Human Sciences Research Council's Education, Science and Skills development programme, tries to answer in her report on xenophobia and school history books, published in the latest HSRC's publication, Review.

The report is based on Chisholm's article entitled, "Migration, Citizenship and South African History Textbooks" to be published in the South African Historical Journal [available electronically to registered UCT staff and students from SA-ePublications]links to South African Historical Journal still be added

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Right to Free Education free of charge for all (pdf)

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 13 Aug, 2008

UNESCO have just published a report (in English and French) The right to primary education free of charge for all (pdf, 1.37 MB). According to the report, primary schooling is not free in many developing countries. The report examines the role of governments in the debate on the right to a free primary education.

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Not Enough Lecturers and Resources for Engineering and Architecture

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 11 Aug, 2008

Story on IOL: Departments of engineering and architecture at universities and technikons across the country are running into trouble as they face a serious shortage of lecturers and resources. Tight budgets, dwindling lecturers, swelling student numbers, a lack of resources and a struggle to fill posts because of poor salaries are the main problems.

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2,3 million school books in indigenous languages to nuture reading skills

Posted by Ingrid Thomson | 11 Aug, 2008

Spotted on IOL: "About 2,3-million school books written in indigenous languages will be printed and distributed to schools around the country in 2009, Education Minister Naledi Pandor has said.

The books have been authored by 140 teachers who were honoured by Pandor at the University of Pretoria.

As part of the Ithuba Writing Project in conjunction with the US Agency International Development, the teachers were trained to author supplemental reading materials in ways that are relevant and engaging."

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