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Mtawa, Ntimi N.; Fongwa, Samuel N. – Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 2022
Service-learning has, arguably, gained significant currency as a pedagogical and engagement mechanism within the broader discourse of universities and their role in community development. However, less emphasis has been placed on the human development dimensions of service--learning for community members, with the focus largely being on students'…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Partnerships in Education, Universities, School Community Relationship
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Bryant, Karen Caldwell; Berry, Jami Royal; Cevik, Salih – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2019
High needs schools in South Africa are characterized by student populations living in hazardous environments coupled with extreme poverty and language disparities, resulting in challenges that are interwoven with cultural and societal norms. This paper presents characteristics of leadership that enable student success in school from one high…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, At Risk Students, Disadvantaged Youth, Cultural Influences
Sayed, Yusuf – Compare, 1999
Examines the discourses of educational decentralization in present educational policy development (1994-1997) in South Africa with reference to the South African Schools Act (SASA). Explores the different understandings of educational decentralization; the notions of educational decentralization embedded in the SASA; and a manifestation of…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Decision Making, Educational Change, Educational Policy