The Structure for Teaching as a Component of the Education Systems of South Africa and India: A Comparative Study

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Comparative Education; Educational Quality; Educational Development; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Teaching Methods; Guidelines; Language of Instruction; Instructional Program Divisions; Foreign Countries; Native Language; English (Second Language); African Languages; Indo European Languages; Multilingualism; Educational Legislation; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education

India; South Africa

This research focused on the structure for teaching as a component of the education systems of South Africa and India. India and South Africa form part of the BRICS grouping, and BRICS have set out certain development goals about quality education. This qualitative interpretive study utilised relevant documents from India and South Africa that focused on the structure of teaching. The relevant documents were analysed by employing content analysis. The structure for teaching in the national education system organises and formulates the framework for education in the applicable countries. The study aimed to identify differences and similarities regarding the following elements of the structure for teaching. The elements foci were educational levels and the medium of instruction. One of the aims was to enhance the structure for teaching and learning in the BRICS countries. This research forms part of a larger BRICS project that compares the four components of the education systems and its elements as well as the internal and external determinates of the BRICS member states. It will contribute to a BRICS Education Encyclopaedia. [For the complete Volume 20 proceedings, see ED622631.]

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2022

ED622676