{"product_id":"decolonising-schools-in-south-africa-the-impossible-dream-paperback","title":"Decolonising Schools in South Africa: The Impossible Dream? - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePam Christie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the challenge of dismantling colonial schooling and how entangled power relations of the past have lingered in post-apartheid South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt examines the 'on the ground' history of colonialism from the vantage point of a small town in the Karoo region, showing how patterns of possession and dispossession have played out in the municipality and schools. Using the strong political and ontological critique of decoloniality theories, the book demonstrates the ways in which government interventions over many years have allowed colonial relations and the construction of racialised differences to linger in new forms, including unequal access to schooling. Written in an accessible style, the book considers how the dream of decolonial schooling might be realised, from the vantage point of research on the margins. This Karoo region also offers an interesting case study as the site where the world's largest radio telescope was recently located and highlights the contrasting logics of international 'big science' and local development needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to academics and scholars in the education field as well as to social geographers, sociologists, human geographers, historians and policy makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapters 1 and 10 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http: \/\/www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePam Christie\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emeritus in Education, University of Cape Town, and Honorary Professor, University of Queensland. She has worked extensively with schools, government departments, and NGOs in South Africa and Australia on topics such as educational change, leadership, school development, and teacher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52549377196339,"sku":"9780367505509","price":104.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WXR4SVo2ZVFJaHFlVmtEYkhYcytDdz09.webp?v=1761047855","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/decolonising-schools-in-south-africa-the-impossible-dream-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}