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- Title
Urban Education and Black Racial Identity in South Africa.
- Authors
Ndimande, Bekisizwe S.; Neville, Helen A.
- Abstract
Data suggest that having a positive, internalized racial identity is related to healthy outcomes. Although some scholars have highlighted the role of education in providing a context to develop such an identity, there is a dearth of research in this area. This study analyzed racial life narrative interviews with 15 Black South Africans to explore the role of education in shaping individuals’ perceptions of being Black during and after apartheid. We uncovered three interrelated dimensions: Educational System Shapes Opportunities, Educational Context Influences Racial Awareness (through opportunities for student activism, curriculum, and personal experiences with discrimination), and Education as (Racial) Empowerment.
- Subjects
RACIAL identity of Black people; BLACK South Africans; RACE awareness; URBAN education; STUDENT activism
- Publication
Urban Education, 2018, Vol 53, Issue 7, p929
- ISSN
0042-0859
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0042085915613543