Women, Economic Development, and Higher Education Tools in the Reconstruction and Transformation of Post-Apartheid South Africa /

• Main Author: Eynon, Diane E. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; Higher education.; Gender identity in education.; Gender and Education.; Higher Education.

This book is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the intersection, relationship, and connection between higher education, economic development, and gender in post-Apartheid South Africa. In just twenty years, South Africa has rewritten its constitution, restructured its macroeconomic growth and deve...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. South Africa Today: Trends and Indicators
• Chapter 2. Before the End of Apartheid
• Chapter 3. Building the Rainbow Nation
• Chapter 4. Two Decades of Economic Growth and Development Policies
• Chapter 5. The Present State of Higher Education
• Chapter 6. Women and Higher Education: The Successes and Challenges
• Chapter 7. Women’s Prospects
• Chapter 8. Closing Thoughts on the Future. .