Has the Department of Education done enough for girls in South Africa?

From:: Department for International Development
Published: 1 January 2010

Country:: South Africa
Document Type:: Conference Paper
Theme:: Social Change
Authors:: Letsatsi, S.

Abstract

Democracy and human rights are today challenged both from political and social transformations, and from scholars whose intention it is to transcend the limitations of the liberal democratic canon. Questions of human emancipation and the role of social movements are also being raised in relation to globalization. When North meets the South, there are new dynamic perspectives coming into focus in both research and public debate. There is also a need to inculcate values norms necessary for sustaining a culture of peace. The aim of this conference is to develop different empirical and normative perspectives in order to enrich the understanding of common problems that face humanity in this century. The main emphasis of the conference is to consolidate emerging transformative perspectives and social actions at institutional, local and global levels that can lead to a better world and future for all.

Citation

Letsatsi, S. Has the Department of Education done enough for girls in South Africa? Presented at Democracy, human rights and social justice in a new global dispensation : challenges and transformations, Pretoria, South Africa, 01 February 2010. (2010)