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In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/53445 In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited Harris, Karen Leigh nadinemoore89@yahoo.com Moore, Nadine Lauren UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2015. Various political parties, civil rights groups, ministerial spokespeople and columnists support the view that one of South Africa's leading challenges is overcoming the scarring legacy that the Bantu Education Act of 1953 left on the face of the country. In the light of this a need arises to revisit the position and place of Bantu Education in the current contested interpretation of its legacy. It is apparent from the vast literature on this topic that academics are not in agreement about whether or not the 1953 education legislation was the watershed moment for ensuring a cheap labour force. On the one hand it would seem that the general consensus is that 1953 was indeed a turning point in this regard thus a largely traditional view. However, on the other hand, another school of thought becomes apparent, which states that securing a cheap, unskilled labour force was already on the agenda of the white electorate preceding the formalisation of the Bantu Education Act. This latter school of academics propose that their theory be coined as a Marxist one. In examining these two platforms of understanding, traditional and Marxist, regarding Bantu Education and the presumption that it was used as a tool to ensure a cheap, unskilled labour force, the aim of this study is two-fold. First, to contextualise these two stances historically; and second to examine the varying approaches regarding the rationalisation behind Bantu Education respectively by testing these against the rationale apparent in the architects of the Bantu Education system. This includes analysing primary sources in the form of parliamentary debates and contemporary newspaper articles. Historical and Heritage Studies MA Unrestricted 2016-06-27T12:17:41Z 2016-06-27T12:17:41Z 2016-04-19 2015 Dissertation Moore, NL 2015, In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53445> A2016 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53445 en © 2016 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
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| title | In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited |
| title_full | In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited |
| title_fullStr | In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited |
| title_full_unstemmed | In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited |
| title_short | In a class of their own : the Bantu Education Act (1953) revisited |
| title_sort | in a class of their own the bantu education act 1953 revisited |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53445 |