Much hope is placed on education systems to reduce socio-economic learning gaps.
However, in South Africa, uneven functioning of the school system widens learning gaps …

This chapter examines grade attainment, assessment and examinations data to detect
changes in South Africa's educational inequality over an extended period. The available …

Existing empirical research on consumption patterns of the South African black middle class
leans either on the theory of conspicuous consumption or culture-specific utility functions …

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present severe challenges to the education sector
more than 2 years after the first case was detected. We explore the strategies South African …

Comparing is one of the most basic intellectual activities. We consciously make comparisons
to understand where we stand, both in relation to others as well as to our own past …

This chapter uses data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS) to describe the achievement patterns of Grade 9 learners in South Africa from 1995 …

The spread of neoliberalism in the South African education system provides a template for
ways that regimes co-opt the values of excellence and equality while implementing policies …

The field of science education includes work in scientific contents, the scientific methods,
scientific reasoning, scientific literacy and teaching pedagogies. To enhance scientific …

South Africa is a nation of extremes. We have among the highest levels of income inequity in
the world (National Plan-ning Commission, 2011) and TIMSS results from 1999 to 201 1 …

The underperformance of South African learners in literacy and numeracy is a cause of
concern, especially at the transition from Grade 3 to Grade 4. At Grade 4 in South Africa, the …