Understanding the history of schooling in South Africa is vital for appreciating the complexities of education for diverse population groups. With A history of schooling in South Africa: method and context, the virtual disappearance of this subject from tertiary programmes is now changing. This comprehensive volume covers the development of education in South Africa from pre-colonial times to present day, addressing main schools in educational historiography and addressing gaps in knowledge. Written by knowledgeable and experienced professors, this book is an invaluable resource for those interested in South African educational history, environmental education, and science education.

Chapter 1 History of education as a field of scholarship and the historiography of South African education
Chapter 2 History of education research: a search for meaning
Chapter 3 Indigenous education in the pre-colonial era
Chapter 4 European foundations shaping schooling in South Africa: early Dutch and British colonial influence at the Cape
Chapter 5 The influences of western education on education in the Cape and Natal: 1807-1899
Chapter 6 Education in the Afrikaner republics: evolving systems of education under pioneering conditions
Chapter 7 The provision of education during the first half of the 20th century
Chapter 8 Education provisioning during the period of National Party rule
Chapter 9 Post-1994 educational developments.