Fish Hoek Middle School: Issues of Education Reform in South Africa.

Autor/in	Kruse, Darryn
Titel	Fish Hoek Middle School: Issues of Education Reform in South Africa.
Quelle	(1996), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Apartheid; Curriculum Design; Curriculum Development; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Educational Change; Educational Planning; Educational Strategies; Foreign Countries; Interdisciplinary Approach; Intermediate Grades; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Professional Development; Program Descriptions; Social Change; Team Teaching; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrplangestaltung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Entwicklungsbezogene Bildung; Bildungsreform; Bildungsplanung; Lehrstrategie; Ausland; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Mittelstufe; Sekundarstufe I; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Sozialer Wandel; Teamteaching; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Education in South Africa has mirrored the inequality and socio-political upheaval that has marked that country's history since the official establishment of apartheid in 1948. This paper provides a brief summary of some of the main issues impacting education in South Africa, a description of Fish Hoek Middle School just south of Capetown, an outline of some key middle schooling practices at the school, a discussion of the role of the school in promoting educational continuity in its community, and concluding remarks on current issues and future directions for the school. The paper begins with a look at apartheid's impact on education and the challenges faced in reconstituting the country's educational system and curriculum. Fish Hoek Middle School is described in terms of its developmentally appropriate nature, its mission, interdisciplinary team-teaching organization, guidance program, and exploratory mini-course program. The paper continues with a look at the school's role as a bridge between traditional elementary and secondary education, and concludes with a discussion of remaining problems in the areas of teachers' professional development and the country's centralized external examination system. Contains 10 references. (EV)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC