| Title | Chapter 7: The significance of the South African case in the global education expansion and reform project on the global scene |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4102/aosis.2025.BK501.07 |
| Landing page | https://books.aosis.co.za/index.php/ob/catalog/book/501 |
| License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ |
| Copyright | Vusi Mncube, Mzuyanda Percival Mavuso, Winston Hendricks & Charl Wolhuter (eds.). Licensee: AOSIS (Pty) Ltd. The moral rights of the editors and authors have been asserted. |
| Publisher | AOSIS |
| Published on | 2025-09-01 |
| Long abstract | This chapter explores the significance of the South African education reconstruction project for both students of global education expansion and education practitioners. It explains why this project, alongside the experiences of the past 30 years in addressing the challenges discussed in this book, is noteworthy and instructive for readers beyond South Africa. Additionally, it highlights the potential of future comparative studies to shed light on South African education challenges from an international perspective. Education has been assigned a pivotal role in South Africa’s socio-political reconstruction project. However, 30 years into this initiative, education in South Africa still faces significant challenges. These challenges encompass three key areas: the quantitative expansion of education, the quality of education and equality within the education system. Notably, these challenges mirror those faced by education systems globally across various national contexts. The best approach may involve conducting case studies in diverse contexts and comparing them to extract guidelines for shaping education that meets the needs of humanity in the 21st century. It is within this framework that the contributions presented in this book should be evaluated, a task that will be addressed in the concluding chapter. |
| Print length | 16 pages |
| Language | English (Original) |
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Charl Wolhuter studied at the University of Johannesburg, the University of Pretoria, Unisa and Stellenbosch University, South Africa. Wolhuter obtained a PhD in Comparative Education from Stellenbosch University. Wolhuter served as a junior lecturer in the History of Education and Comparative Education at the University of Pretoria, a senior lecturer in the same fields at the then University of Zululand, and as a professor of Comparative and International Education at the Potchefstroom campus of North-West University, South Africa. Additionally, Wolhuter has held visiting professorships at several institutions, including Brock University in Canada, the University of Crete in Greece, the University of Queensland in Australia, the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia in Italy, Matej Bel University in Slovakia, Boris Grinchenko University in Ukraine, the University of Zhengzhou in China, the University of Namibia, The Education University of Hong Kong, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in Germany, the University of Latvia, the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia, the University of Tarapacá in Chile and National University of San Martin in Argentina. Wolhuter is the author and editor of numerous books and articles on the history of education and comparative education.