Abstract In South Africa, up to 70% of children of school-going age with disabilities are out of
school. Of those who do attend, most are still in separate,“special” schools for learners with …

The Education for All and Millennium Development Goals commit national governments,
international agencies and civil society to ensure that all children are provided with basic …

Given South Africa's divided past, it is imperative to improve educational outcomes to
overcome labour market inequalities. Historically white and Indian schools still outperform …

How has the end of apartheid affected the experiences of South African children and
adolescents? This pioneering study provides a compelling account of the realities of …

This paper develops a model of intrahousehold allocation with endogenous fertility, which
captures the relationship between birth order and investment in children. It shows that a birth …

This article reports the findings of a review of classroom-based studies in order to discern
what the existing knowledge base around teaching and learning is in South African primary …

In this article, I explore the utility of effectively maintained inequality theory in examining
educational inequality in South Africa at the end of the apartheid era. As an obviously …

Creating jobs and reducing unemployment are key economic and social challenges in
South Africa. This is explicitly recognized by the South African government, which, under …

This paper analyzes the large racial differences in progress through secondary school in
South Africa. Using recently collected longitudinal data we find that grade advancement is …

This study examines transitions in schooling, sexual activity, and pregnancy among
adolescents and young adults in urban South Africa. Data are analyzed from the Cape Area …