FEATURING - Diversity High: Class, Colour, Culture, Character in a South African High School by S. Vandeyar & J. D. Jansen.

The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

Diversity High: Class, Colour, Culture, Character in a South African High School by S. Vandeyar & J. D. Jansen.

‘Diversity High’ offers special insight into school change and social transition in racially divided communities. It underlines the obvious notion that change is difficult and confirms that leadership in an academic environment matters in changing schools. The authors provide a thorough investigation allowing readers to distinguish second-order changes (changes to curriculum, staffing, culture and leadership) from first-order changes (changes in student complexion in de-racializing schools. The study demonstrates the non-linearity of reforms by capturing the dynamism of change in powerful photographic records ranging from origins to change.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/185031596

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Tukkiana (TUK) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making t hem accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.