Access to school in South Africa: equity, fee free schools, parental involvement and civic participation

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2009
Country:
South Africa
Document Type:
Conference Paper
Theme:
Education
Authors:
Sayed, Y., Motala, S., Ngwenya, E.

Abstract

This presentation looked at fee-free schooling in South Africa and whether it improves equity. There was discussion about the quintile allocation. Shireen Motala argued that parental involvement and civic participation in schools should complement policy to promote pro-poor fee-free policy.

Citation

10th UKFIET conference, Oxford, 14-17 September 2009, 8 pp.

Access to school in South Africa: equity, fee free schools, parental involvement and civic participation

Published 1 January 2009
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