Race and assessment practice in South Africa: Understanding black academic experience

Race Ethnicity and Education

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 545-559

  Jawitz, Jeff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

academic; assessment; discourse analysis; race; transformation

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE; APARTHEID; BLACK POPULATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; RACIAL IDENTITY; UNIVERSITY SECTOR;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84864695791     PISSN: 13613324     EISSN: 1470109X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2011.645568     Document Type: Article

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