“New” educational injustices in the “new” South Africa: A call for justice in the form of vertical equity

Abstract

Purpose

Outlines a framework for social justice, describes both the social and educational context of South Africa, highlights inequitable funding practices, and then advocates for policy changes in the form of vertical equity.

Design/methodology/approach

Provides a retrospective review of mandated segregation by race to hypothetical de‐segregation by post‐apartheid policies to de facto re‐segregation by class, in the “new” South Africa.

Findings

Describes how overt racism in the form of apartheid laws has been replaced by covert racism and class domination in the form of school fees.

Originality/value

Reveals how “new” educational injustices are preventing poor and marginalized groups from getting universal access to high‐quality education in the “new” South Africa.

Citation

Brown, K. (2006), "“New” educational injustices in the “new” South Africa: A call for justice in the form of vertical equity", Journal of Educational Administration, Vol. 44 No. 5, pp. 509-519. https://doi.org/10.1108/09578230610683787