research aim: to make sense of social transformation in a high school, post 1994 rationale: 2012 –...
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Research Aim:To make sense of social transformation in a high
school,post 1994
Rationale:2012 – 18 years into democracy - 18 years to work with education
transformativegoals (DoE, 1995)
o accesso qualityo democracyo equityo redress
Theoretical Framework:Theory of Social Transformation
o Social reproduction theory(Bowles & Gintis, 1976)
o Theory of education as an agent for social transformation
(Lynch & Baker, 2005)
o Theory of organisational culture(Hellreigel, et.al., 2004; Schein, 1985)
Research Design : Critical Ethnography Critical Paradigm
Research Methodology :
Method Sample/Selection
o Semi-structured interviews o 6-7 volunteer staff members (male and female, in different post levels)
o Participant observations o Social settings + events at institution
o Focus group conversations o 6-7 volunteer staff members (male and female, in different post levels)
o Document analysis o Official school documents
Data Analysis : Critical Discourse Analysis
Text3
Process of production and interpretation
Conditions of production and interpretation
2 Discourse practice
Sociocultural practice (Situational; Institutional; 1 Societal)
Fairclough’s (1989,1995) dimension of discourse and discourse analysis
Description(text analysis)
Interpretation(processing analysis)
Explanation(social analysis)
School Policy and Race :
Pre-1994 – apartheid education policy VS School policy in terms of:
o learner admissions
o staff employment
Post-1994 – new education policy (e.g. SASA of 1996) VS School policy in terms of :
o learner admissions
o staff employment
Learner and Teacher Profile and Race :
Pre-1994
o learners : 90 – 95% Coloured
o teachers : 90 – 95% Coloured
Post-1994
o learners : 70-75% Black : 30% Coloured
o teachers : 80-90% Coloured : 10% Black/Indian/Foreigners
School Culture and Race :
o values
o beliefs
o attitudes
o norms
o practices
Conclusions :
o vital role of culture, the ‘glue’ in shaping an institution’s identity in terms of its values, beliefs, attitudes, norms and practices.
o social transformation cannot be externally mandated.
Thank - You