South Africa education

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Impact of enlightment and colonialism in South African education

The first post apartheid or colonialism government in South Africa took power in 1994 . This was after a general election in which South Africans expressed their dissatisfaction with the colonial rule by Britain . Since this moment , South African education has been undergoing continuous reforms to get rid of the ties within the sector that were endorsed and practiced by their colonial powers . The enlightment efforts were aimed at

attaining international levels and standards of education . South Africa saw the move important to act as a model for the rest of the nations that were undergoing a transition from colonialist educational patterns to liberal and sovereign educational provisions . This was a clear indication that the country 's history had opened a new page , and dedicated in installing knowledge that promotes citizenship and patriotism other than adapting to imported and forced ideologies made to benefit the outside world (Cobley , 1997 , pp . 87

The reforms in education were also pushed by the fact that South Africa 's transition was considered one among the first in the period of post cold war . In South Africa , the role of colonial and postcolonial educational systems played a major role in introducing and spreading western languages and cultural forms . The spread of this western education enhanced development of economic and political regimes that were western in nature . Economic and political aspects in a nation highly contribute to citizenship...