The Academic Staff Profile of Geographers at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa: The Challenges for Transformation

Autor/inn/en	Breetzke, Gregory D.; Hedding, David W.; Pijper, Lauren
Titel	The Academic Staff Profile of Geographers at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in South Africa: The Challenges for Transformation
Quelle	In: Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 46 (2022) 2, S.222-240 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Breetzke, Gregory D.) ORCID (Hedding, David W.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0309-8265
DOI	10.1080/03098265.2020.1856797
Schlagwörter	College Faculty; Profiles; Teacher Characteristics; Geography; Blacks; Women Faculty; Democracy; Social Change; Racial Segregation; Higher Education; Educational Change; Gender Differences; Race; Academic Rank (Professional); Whites; Institutional Characteristics; Racial Differences; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Educational History; Foreign Countries; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Fakultät; Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Geografie; Black person; Schwarzer; Frauenakademie; Weibliche Gelehrte; Demokratie; Sozialer Wandel; Rassentrennung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsreform; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rasse; Abstammung; White; Weißer; Rassenunterschied; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Ausland; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	South Africa's first national democratic elections in 1994 marked a turning point in the history of the country. Since democracy much of the focus of African National Congress (ANC)-led government has been on redress and transformation across all spheres of society, including higher education. This paper examines one important aspect inherent in transforming higher education; that is, changing the academic staffing profile of its institutions to more accurately reflect the demographics of the country. Specifically, we examine the academic staffing profiles (gender, race, and rank) of Geographers employed at higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa and compare these statistics to national academic staffing trends. Results indicate that Geographers in South Africa are most often white and male although these findings mirror national percentages. We also found a paucity of black African Geographers at more senior academic positions as well as a lack of black African female Geographers. Racial inequities in the distribution of academic staff were noted with white male Geographers disproportionately located at historically white institutions while black African Geographers are disproportionately located at historically black institutions. We discuss these, and other results, in the broader context of the transformation of the discipline of Geography in South Africa. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01