Worker education in South Africa: Lessons and contradictions

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dc.contributor.authorVally, Salim
dc.contributor.authorBofelo, Mphutlane
dc.contributor.authorTreat, John
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-31T08:41:33Z
dc.date.available2017-05-31T08:41:33Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractWorker education played a crucial role in the development of the trade union movement in South Africa and in the broader struggle for social transformation. This article reviews key moments and dynamics in the trajectory of worker education in South Africa. We argue that international developments, the rise of neoliberalism, and the negotiated compromise between the African National Congress (ANC) and the apartheid state, as well as corporatism resulted in changes to worker education. While the latter as it existed in the past has weakened, the centre of gravity has shifted to community organizations where various forms of learning and creativity continue. Despite the challenges and setbacks of recent years, there remains a significant legacy and influence of the traditions of worker education and militant trade unionism in South Africa, which can and should be drawn upon.en_US
dc.identifier.citationVally, S. et al. (2013). Worker education in South Africa: Lessons and contradictions. McGill Journal of Education, 48 (3): 469-490.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1916-0666
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2894
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterfalse
dc.publisherAll Rights Reserved © Faculty of Education, McGill University, 2013en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMcGill Journal of Education;48(3)
dc.rightsPublisher retains copyright. Authors may archive the published version in their Institutional Repository.
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1021915ar
dc.status.ispeerreviewedtrue
dc.subjectWorker educationen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectTrade unionism
dc.subjectApartheid
dc.subjectSocial transformation
dc.titleWorker education in South Africa: Lessons and contradictionsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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