Changes in school biology in South Africa after �apartheid�

  • Lesley le Grange

Abstract

The national curriculum frameworks for school biology (Life Sciences) have undergone several changes since the dismantling of apartheid. These changes have been characterised by pendulum swings between traditional academic biology and humanistic biology. In this article I discuss these pendulum swings and the reasons for them. I point out that even though we have witnessed these pendulum swings, the different curriculum frameworks for Life Sciences can be seen as iterations of the same curriculum paradigm � all according to the Tylerian mould. I also argue that productive learning of both academic and humanistic biology depends on what teachers do and think, rather than the content of a particular curriculum framework.

Author Biography

Lesley le Grange
Faculty of Education
Published
2012-11-14
How to Cite
le Grange, L. (2012). Changes in school biology in South Africa after �apartheid�. Suid-Afrikaans Tydskrif Vir Natuurwetenskap En Tegnologie / <i>South African Journal of Science and Technology</I&gt;, 31(1), 8 bladsye. https://doi.org/10.4102/satnt.v31i1.385
Section
Original Research: Social Responsibility and Education