Complex classroom encounters : a South African perspective /
Evans, R. 1956-
Complex classroom encounters : a South African perspective / Rinelle Evans and Ailie Cleghorn. - Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense Publishers, ©2012. - 1 online resource : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linguistic diversity in the classroom : historical roots of the challenge and opportunity -- Intersection worldviews -- Language policies : what are the roots and current directions? -- Language, pedagogy and politics intersect in the classroom -- Inside classrooms : visual messages -- Global change : challenge or opportunity for South Africa's teachers?
This scholarly work appears at a crucial moment in South Africa. With the country now democratically independent for close to 20 years, the authors provide a comprehensive description of schooling and overall education, that allows the reader to see if or how the wide social development gaps that existed during the apartheid period are changing. This book is a rare academic contribution to the current linguistic and culturally rich classroom that teachers now work in daily. The authors report that some teachers are flummoxed by what they find, newly trained teachers seem better prepared, while others bring old but good teaching habits into the classroom. Overall, this book, rooted as it is in meticulous, long-term ethnographic classroom observations and multiple teacher interviews, shows that what is effective for the learning of learners is not by any means detachable from demographic, economic or political contexts. With that in mind, the books̀ intentions and structure are clear, and the initial historical analyses provide insight to the important linguistic, social and cultural connections or disconnections present in contemporary South Africa.
English.
9789462090835 (electronic bk.) 9462090831 (electronic bk.) 9462090815 9789462090811 9462090823 9789462090828 (pbk.) (hbk.)
10.1007/978-94-6209-083-5 doi
Springer
Multicultural education--South Africa.
Effective teaching--South Africa.
Éducation interculturelle--Afrique du Sud.
Enseignement efficace--Afrique du Sud.
EDUCATION--Multicultural Education.
Education.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Effective teaching.
Multicultural education.
South Africa.
Education. Education (general)
Electronic books.
LC1099.5.S6 / E93 2012
370.1170968
Complex classroom encounters : a South African perspective / Rinelle Evans and Ailie Cleghorn. - Rotterdam ; Boston : Sense Publishers, ©2012. - 1 online resource : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linguistic diversity in the classroom : historical roots of the challenge and opportunity -- Intersection worldviews -- Language policies : what are the roots and current directions? -- Language, pedagogy and politics intersect in the classroom -- Inside classrooms : visual messages -- Global change : challenge or opportunity for South Africa's teachers?
This scholarly work appears at a crucial moment in South Africa. With the country now democratically independent for close to 20 years, the authors provide a comprehensive description of schooling and overall education, that allows the reader to see if or how the wide social development gaps that existed during the apartheid period are changing. This book is a rare academic contribution to the current linguistic and culturally rich classroom that teachers now work in daily. The authors report that some teachers are flummoxed by what they find, newly trained teachers seem better prepared, while others bring old but good teaching habits into the classroom. Overall, this book, rooted as it is in meticulous, long-term ethnographic classroom observations and multiple teacher interviews, shows that what is effective for the learning of learners is not by any means detachable from demographic, economic or political contexts. With that in mind, the books̀ intentions and structure are clear, and the initial historical analyses provide insight to the important linguistic, social and cultural connections or disconnections present in contemporary South Africa.
English.
9789462090835 (electronic bk.) 9462090831 (electronic bk.) 9462090815 9789462090811 9462090823 9789462090828 (pbk.) (hbk.)
10.1007/978-94-6209-083-5 doi
Springer
Multicultural education--South Africa.
Effective teaching--South Africa.
Éducation interculturelle--Afrique du Sud.
Enseignement efficace--Afrique du Sud.
EDUCATION--Multicultural Education.
Education.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Effective teaching.
Multicultural education.
South Africa.
Education. Education (general)
Electronic books.
LC1099.5.S6 / E93 2012
370.1170968