South Africa: Education and Social Change

  South Africa

Durban,  Kwa-Zulu Natal

Term: Summer 
Dates: 6 weeks (early June to mid July)

Description: The School for International Training's Study Abroad programs offer field-based study in over 57 countries. Each summer program, offering 6, 8 or 9 academic credits, focuses on a specific academic theme. This academic experience is designed to encourage a global awareness that enables people to live in an interdependent world. Groups of seven to 25 students are led by one or two academic directors.

Observe the role of education in creating social change in the new South Africa and participate in rural and urban practicum experiences.

It is widely recognized in South African society, by both government and civil society, and transcending race and class, that education has a vital role in the development of the country. Vast challenges remain in curricular reform, pedagogy, and educational delivery, however, before education will be able to play its vital and progressive role in social transformation.

In this program, students will explore the history of education in South Africa, examine the challenges and successes of educational transformation since the 1994 elections, and analyze potential paths for the future of education in South Africa.

Highlights:
Educational Excursions:

The program will offer a variety of field experiences, and may include the Apartheid and Hector Pieterson Museums in Johannesburg and Soweto; primary, secondary, and tertiary as well as adult educational and training centers in urban and rural KwaZulu Natal; and the office and project sites of governmental and non-governmental educational organizations.

Degree Level: Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Minimum Education: Associates

Cost in US$: please inquire for more information

Experience Required: no

Scholarships are Available. Please inquire

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Transcript
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

SIT Study Abroad's Mission Statement: SIT Study Abroad is the accredited higher education institution of World Learning, a private, nonprofit international organization promoting international and intercultural understanding, social justice, and economic development through education, training, and field projects around the globe. SIT prepares students to be interculturally effective leaders, professionals, and citizens through SIT Study Abroad, undergraduate, field-based academic programs operating in more than 50 countries worldwide, and thorough short-term professional training and graduate degrees in language teaching, conflict transformation, international education, social justice in intercultural relations, management, and sustainable development.

Year Founded: 1932