Sense of Belonging and Social Cohesion in a Desegregated Former House of Delegates School

Autor/inn/en	Tabane, Ramodungoane; Human-Vogel, Salome
Titel	Sense of Belonging and Social Cohesion in a Desegregated Former House of Delegates School
Quelle	In: South African Journal of Education, 30 (2010) 3, S.491-507 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0256-0100
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Sense of Community; Group Unity; School Desegregation; Equal Education; Social Integration; Inclusion; Case Studies; Qualitative Research; Student Experience; Blacks; Indians; Racial Integration; Educational Environment; Academic Achievement; Student Diversity; Secondary School Students; Data Analysis; Focus Groups; Grade 11; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gruppenidentität; Integrative Schule; Soziale Integration; Inklusion; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Qualitative Forschung; Studienerfahrung; Black person; Schwarzer; Inder; Rassenintegration; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Schulleistung; Sekundarschüler; Auswertung; School year 11; 11. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 11; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	The ideal of creating a non-racial and equitable school environment is embedded in the South African Constitution. This ideal is informed by a desire to overcome the divisions of the apartheid past by pursuing policies and strategies that will promote the achievement of social cohesion, without denying space for various identities. Schools are seen as important vehicles for driving social cohesion amongst learners and it is therefore important that all learners, irrespective of their race, experience a sense of belonging in the school. Using a case study and an interactive qualitative analysis research methodology, we explored the experiences of black and Indian learners in a desegregated former House of Delegates school to determine the successes and possible challenges of ensuring racial integration at the school level and therefore its contribution to social cohesion. The study demonstrates the importance of eight concepts (namely, the school as a welcoming space; belonging; respect; security; equality in the way we socialise; tender loving care; motivation; and freedom) to the study of racial integration and social cohesion. This article focuses on the contribution that sense of belonging has on creating a school environment that is enabling, contributing to learner achievement and concludes that sense of belonging, integration, and social cohesion are intertwined and important in creating an environment that is welcoming and a "home" to diverse learners and educators. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Education Association of South Africa. University of Pretoria, Centre for the Study of Resilience, Level 3, Groenkloof Student Centre, Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Education, George Storrar Road and Lleyds Street, Pretoria 0001, South Africa. Tel: +27-12-420-5798; Fax: +27-12-420-5511; Web site: http://www.sajournalofeducation.co.za/index.php/saje/index
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Update	2020/1/01