South African Educators' Responses to Racial Integration in Public Secondary Schools

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Title: South African Educators' Responses to Racial Integration in Public Secondary Schools
Language: English
Authors: Naidoo, Shantha
Source: Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. 2023Paper presented at the Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) (21st, Sofia, Bulgaria, Jun 2023).
Availability: Bulgarian Comparative Education Society. Blvd Shipchenski prohod 69 A, 1574 Sofia, Bulgaria. e-mail: info@bces-conference.org; Web site: http://www.bces-conference.org
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 7
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers
Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Integration, Public Schools, Secondary Schools, Racial Relations, Student Diversity, School Desegregation, Teacher Role, Teamwork, Educational Environment, Critical Race Theory, School Policy, Racial Differences, Minority Group Teachers, White Teachers, Minority Group Students, Educational Quality, Racism
Geographic Terms: South Africa
Abstract: The paper examines the role educators and members of school management teams (SMTs) play in transforming schools towards integrative learning environments. Data was collected through a survey and individual interviews that were administered to educators and members of SMTs (N = 88) in four multiracial schools. The survey included open-ended questions that focused on what was happening in schools, in racially diverse classrooms, and the interaction between racially diverse groups. SMTs and SGBs are seen as always advancing strategies that lead to racial integration at school. The results showed that racial integration was not evident in these schools but rather there was a heightened racial conflict and racial incidences were prevalent in former White, Indian and Coloured schools. [For the complete Volume 21 proceedings, see ED629259.]
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Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: ED629374
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The paper examines the role educators and members of school management teams (SMTs) play in transforming schools towards integrative learning environments. Data was collected through a survey and individual interviews that were administered to educators and members of SMTs (N = 88) in four multiracial schools. The survey included open-ended questions that focused on what was happening in schools, in racially diverse classrooms, and the interaction between racially diverse groups. SMTs and SGBs are seen as always advancing strategies that lead to racial integration at school. The results showed that racial integration was not evident in these schools but rather there was a heightened racial conflict and racial incidences were prevalent in former White, Indian and Coloured schools. [For the complete Volume 21 proceedings, see ED629259.]