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Author:

Swartz, Sharlene.

Title:

Studying while black : race, education and emancipation in South African universities / Sharlene Swartz, Alude Mahali, Relebohile Moletsane, Emma Arogundada, Nene Ernest Khalema, Adam Cooper and Candice Groenewald.

Publisher:

HSRC Press,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 258 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Universities and colleges--South Africa.
Education, Higher--South Africa.
College students, Black--South Africa.
College students--South Africa.
South Africa--Race relations.
College students.
College students, Black.
Education, Higher.
Race relations.
Universities and colleges.
South Africa.

Other Authors:

Mahali, Alude, author.
Moletsane, Relebohile, author.
Arogundade, Emma, author.
Khalema, Nene Ernest, author.
Cooper, Adam, 1980- author.
Groenewald, Candice, author.
Human Sciences Research Council, publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

1. South African students and their struggles: an in-depth view -- 2. Participants and their institutions: individuals in context -- 3. Navigating race in higher education and beyond -- 4. Gender dynamics and (in)equality of experiences -- 5. Language and power as structural barriers -- 6. Obstacles to access and participation in universities -- 7. Students' perspectives and strategies for success -- 8. Interventionist research strategies for emancipation 9. Conclusion: skills and systemic change needed.

Summary:

Between 2013 and 2017, a team of researchers from the Human Sciences Research Council undertook a longitudinal qualitative study that tracked eighty students from eight diverse universities in South Africa and documented their experiences at these higher education institutions.

ISBN:

0796925089
9780796925084

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1052564558

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)