Answer to Question #215732 in History for Palesa

Question

With the advent of our new democracy in 1994, the government identified the need to right the wrongs of the past through providing policies that would recognize the needs of all South African children.

Conduct a brief research on the evolution of the South African curriculum in education since 1994 to the current curriculum. Your summary must be in paragraph form; and should contain words between 150 and 200 words.  

Answer 1

Since the founding of the Government of National Unity in 1994, educational reforms and curriculum transformation have been a top concern in South Africa. Education is crucial in redressing apartheid colonialism's injustices, which resulted in an inequitable and fragmented educational system. School access, governance, curriculum, teacher deployment, and financial resources are just a few of the issues that have gone through the education policy mill. While there has been some progress in legislative interventions, policy development, curriculum reform, and the adoption of innovative means of delivering education, there are still numerous obstacles to overcome (Blom, 2021). Twenty-two years after the start of democracy, one of the most pressing concerns is the quality of education. The paper discusses the various curriculum reforms in South Africa's education sector. It provides a brief evaluation of the trends in policies affecting equity and quality in the South African education environment to contribute to the debate on educational reforms and education quality.

References

Blom, N., & Abrie, A. L. (2021). Students’ perceptions of the nature of technology and its relationship with science following an integrated curriculum. International Journal of Science Education, 1-20.