Showing papers by "Saloshna Vandeyar published in 2012"

Re-negotiating Identities and Reconciling Cultural Ambiguities: Socio-cultural Experiences of Indian Immigrant Students in

Abstract: 1experiences in South African schools. Little if any research has addressed experiences of Indian immigrant students 2 .Utilising social constructivism, case study approach and narrative inquiry, this study sets out to explore the socio-cultural experiences of Indian immigrant students in South African schools. It was found that contests of space and place in South African ‘schoolscapes’ 3 were not so much about ‘race’ as it was about nationalism and territoriality. For South African Indian students, international competition was not an abstract policy; it entered the school through immigrant students. For Indian immigrant students international acceptance implied a re-negotiation of identities and a reconciliation of cultural ambiguities.

Perceptions of Policy Duty Bearers on the Inclusive Education Policy for Pregnant Teenagers in South Africa

Abstract: Post-apa rtheid, South Africa democratised access to education as enshrined in the country's Constitutional Bill of Rights of 1996. This also includes making education accessible to pregnant teenagers as provided for by other post-apartheid legal provisions that prohibit discrimination in education. This study explored the perceptions of education policy duty bearers on the inclusion of pregnant learners in formal schools. The sample of the study comprised teachers, community representatives in school governing bodies (SGB), and parents of pregnant teenagers at two schools that mainstreamed pregnant learners. Data were analysed using Atlas ti computer package which was programmed to code and quote participants' views. Results of the study revealed that socio-cultural gender ideologies were the more influential variables on participants' negative perceptions towards the inclusion of pregnant learners in regular schools. From the findings, we recommend that comprehensive struc- tures and procedures for policy dialogue and advocacy be established in schools.

Re-negotiating identities and reconciling cultural ambiguities : socio-cultural experiences of Indian immigrant students in South African Schools

Abstract: South Africa has become the host country of destination not only to immigrants from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region, but also from countries such as India, Pakistan and Sri...